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Cherono was suspended for seven years due to a violation of anti-doping rules.
Kenyan long-distance runner Lawrence Cherono has been banned with a seven-year ban for violating anti-doping regulations.
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced the ban on Wednesday.
Positive Test and Lengthy Ban
The 35-year-old tested positive for the banned substance trimetazidine in an out-of-competition test conducted in May 2022.
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According to the AIU, they imposed a two-part ban, Four years for the positive test itself and an additional four years for attempting to tamper with doping control procedures.
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Cherono's cooperation with the investigation reduced the total ban to seven years. This means he cannot compete until 2029.
“The AIU has banned Lawrence Cherono (Kenya) for 7 years from 16 July 2022 for presence/use of a prohibited substance (trimetazidine), tampering or attempted tampering with any part of doping control, submitting misleading, forged/falsified information”, the AIU said in a statement.
Cherono's case highlights the ongoing issue of doping in Kenyan athletics. The AIU had already criticized Kenya for widespread doping practices in April 2023.
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Trimetazidine, a blood flow booster, has been at the center of recent doping controversies.
It was detected in Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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