Boston Marathon winner banned from competition after failing drug test
Rita Jeptoo, a Kenyan runner who has won the Boston and Chicago marathons, has been banned from competition for two years after failing a drug test, Athletics Kenya announced Friday.
Jeptoo was provisionally suspended after her A sample tested positive, and she asked for a B sample check, which also "tested positive for a banned substance," Reuters reports. Last year, Jeptoo told reporters that the allegations about her using drugs were "lies."
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