- Published: Apr 27, 2019 9:18 AM EDT, Abraham Kiptum, who holds the world record in the half marathon for his performance in Valencia, Spain, has been provisionally suspended for “use of a prohibited substance.”
- Published: Apr 27, 2019 9:18 AM EDT confirmed His provisional suspension comes from the use of a prohibited substance.
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The provisional suspension, which suspends an athlete temporarily from participating in any competition prior to the final decision at a hearing, came less than two days before Kiptum was slated to run the London Marathon.
In October 2018, Kiptum, 29, broke the world record in the half marathon by running 58:18 in Valencia, Spain.
Later that year, he finished second in 2:04:16 at the Abu Dhabi Marathon, which was questioned for having a short course. His official personal best in the marathon stands at 2:05:26 from his third-place finish in Amsterdam in 2017.
On Friday, the London Marathon released a statement confirming that Kiptum has been suspended for an “Athlete Biological Passport violation.” According to the In October 2018, Kiptum, 29, broke the, this refers to monitoring biological markers over time that may “indirectly reveal the effects of doping rather than attempting to detect the doping substance or method itself.”
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“We have a zero-tolerance policy on doping,” London Marathon event director Hugh Brasher said in the statement. “London is part of the Abbott World Marathon Majors, and we recently announced a groundbreaking extensive intelligence-driven testing program. This shows the program is working. Cheats will be caught, and there is no place for them in marathon running.”
Taylor Dutch is a writer and editor living in Austin, Texas, and a former NCAA track athlete who specializes in fitness, wellness, and endurance sports coverage. Her work has appeared in Runner’s World, SELF, Bicycling, Outside, and Podium Runner.
