Clear: Athletics star Diana Kipyokei is suspended for six years

It was in 2021 that the Kenyan long-distance runner won the Boston Marathon.

The profit was worth SEK 1.7 million.

But the following year there were reports that the 28-year-old had been doped during the competition.

Now it is clear that she will be suspended for six years and deprived of the victory in the competition.

The compatriot Purity Rionoripo is also banned for five years and Betty Wilson Lempus, who won a half-marathon in Paris 2021, is charged, writes Athletics Integrity United, AIU.

Both Diana Kipyokei and Betty Wilson Lempus have used Triamcinolone Acetonide, a corticosteroid drug used for skin conditions.

It can be performance-enhancing and also pose health risks for the body.

A medical certificate is required to use it.

The suspensions mean that over ten Kenyan runners have been caught for doping this year and last year alone.