Women’s marathon world record-holder Ruth Chepngetich has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit for the presence and use of the prohibited substance hydrochlorothiazide.
Read More Marathon world record-holder Chepngetich provisionally suspended over banned substance
An American has won the Los Angeles Marathon for the first time in 31 years.
Read More American Wins L.A. Marathon For First Time Since 1994
Kenyan cross country runner Emmaculate Anyango has been banned for six years after failing a doping test for testosterone and the blood-boosting hormone EPO.
Read More Kenyan runner Anyango banned for six years for use of testosterone and EPO
Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei died on Thursday, four days after she was doused in petrol and set on fire by her boyfriend in Kenya.
Read More Rebecca Cheptegei: Uganda athlete dies, days after boyfriend set her on fire
Two of the five individuals accused of plotting to bribe a juror in Minnesota with a bag of $120,000 cash in exchange for the defendants’ acquittal in one of the country’s largest COVID-19-related fraud cases entered a not guilty plea on Wednesday.
Read More 2 Others Charged In Conspiring To Bribe A Minnesota Juror Plead Not Guilty
As anger over a contentious “finance bill” has prompted ongoing protests and riots, Kenyan police opened fire on demonstrators in Nairobi on Tuesday, killing at least five people and injuring at least 31.
Read More Kenya: At Least 5 Dead And 31 Injured During Tax Hike Protest