Nairobi: Kenyan Olympian and former world U-20 10,000m champion Rodgers Kwemoi has been handed an extended six-year ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for blood doping. The 27-year-old runner was once tipped to be the future of long-distance track running in the East African nation following his breakthrough victory at the Bydgoszcz 2016 World U20 Championship in Poland. However, a three-judge panel sitting in London and chaired by David Sharpe convicted him of blood doping. He burst onto the international scene as a teenager at the 2016 U-20 Championship in Poland, where he struck 10,000m gold in 27:25.23. Kwemoi last ran in Kenya colors at the Eugene 2022 World Championships in Oregon, finishing 15th.

Source: Ethiopian News May 18, 2024 06:23 UTC