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Kenya’s 10k world record holder Kipruto provisionally suspended

The African MirrorMay 18, 2023May 17, 20231 Min Read

Kenya's Rhonex Kipruto celebrates winning bronze REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo

KENYAN athlete and 10-km road race world record holder Rhonex Kipruto has been provisionally suspended for an anti-doping violation, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said.

Kipruto, who also won a 10,000m bronze medal in the 2019 world championships, broke the 10-km road race world record in 2020.

The AIU said on Twitter that Kipruto had been suspended “for the use of a Prohibited Substance/Method (ABP)”.

ABP refers to the Athlete Biological Passport, which shows discrepancies that can reveal the effects of doping.