{"id":43169,"date":"2024-07-10T21:07:55","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T21:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/kenyan-marathoner-lawrence-cherono-gets-7-year-ban-for-doping-violation"},"modified":"2024-07-10T21:30:28","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T21:30:28","slug":"kenyan-marathoner-lawrence-cherono-gets-7-year-ban-for-doping-violation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/kenyan-marathoner-lawrence-cherono-gets-7-year-ban-for-doping-violation","title":{"rendered":"Kenyan marathoner Lawrence Cherono gets 7-year ban for doping violation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>A Kenyan winner of both the Boston and Chicago marathons was given a seven-year suspension on Wednesday by an international doping watchdog.<\/p>\n<p>The ban on Lawrence Cherono by the Athletics Integrity Unit stems from a positive test for trimetazidine, a banned substance, in an out-of-competition sample collected in July 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 35-year-old Kenyan, a two time major marathon winner and 12th fastest marathon runner of all time, was found to have breached Anti-Doping Rule (ADR) 2.1, relating to the Presence of a Prohibited Substance,\u201d the unit said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis decision is testament to the tireless and persistent efforts of the AIU in investigating doping and the explanations provided for positive tests,\u201d said Brett Clothier, who heads the watchdog.<\/p>\n<p>The unit noted that Trimetazidine found in samples collected from Cherono is classified as a metabolic modulator and is prohibited in competition due to its potential performance-enhancing effects.<\/p>\n<p>Cherono&#8217;s seven-year ban is effective from the date of his initial provisional suspension on July 16, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>This ban follows a series of recent doping violations leading to lengthy bans that have cast a shadow over Kenyan athletics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Mauritius Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. A Kenyan winner of both the Boston and Chicago marathons was given a seven-year suspension on Wednesday by an international doping watchdog. 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