{"id":893,"date":"2026-10-23T23:25:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T23:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/?p=893"},"modified":"2026-10-23T23:29:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T23:29:02","slug":"kenyan-marathon-star-peres-jepchirchir-suspended-over-doping-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/?p=893","title":{"rendered":"Kenyan Marathon Star Peres Jepchirchir Suspended Over Doping Allegations."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1005\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261024_021848-1005x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261024_021848-1005x1024.jpg 1005w, https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261024_021848-295x300.jpg 295w, https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261024_021848-768x782.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261024_021848-1023x1042.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261024_021848.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1005px) 100vw, 1005px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Owen Chege<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kenyan marathon star Peres Jepchirchir has been provisionally suspended after reportedly testing positive for the banned substance EPO, raising concerns over her athletics career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 33-year-old Olympic gold medallist and world marathon champion was suspended following a doping test conducted in Kenya before her victory at the 2026 Sydney Marathon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced the suspension on Friday, October 23, 2026, as investigations into the matter continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the report, Jepchirchir&#8217;s sample tested positive for erythropoietin (EPO), a banned substance that can improve endurance by increasing the body&#8217;s ability to carry oxygen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jepchirchir is one of Kenya&#8217;s most successful long-distance runners, having won Olympic marathon gold at the Tokyo Games held in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her latest doping case comes after her victory at the 2026 Sydney Marathon, where she added another achievement to her successful running career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The provisional suspension means Jepchirchir is temporarily barred from competing while the case is being handled. However, the suspension does not mean a final decision has been made on whether she violated anti-doping rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The outcome of the investigation will determine whether the Kenyan athlete faces further punishment or is cleared to return to competitive athletics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Owen Chege Kenyan marathon star Peres Jepchirchir has been provisionally suspended after reportedly testing&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=893"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/893\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":895,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/893\/revisions\/895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}