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Kenyan women's third placed, Chelengat Viola Kimetto, crosses
the finish line of the 30th Athens Classic Marathon at the Athens Panathenaen
stadium on November 11, 2012 ©Louisa Gouliamaki (AFP)
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Kenyan marathon runners Viola Kimetto and Joyce Kiplimo have
been banned for two years for doping, Athletics Kenya (AK) said Tuesday.
AFP reports the bans follow the shock revelation in October that Rita
Jeptoo, the world's current top female marathon runner, had also tested
positive for banned drugs.
The 33-year-old Kimetto's urine sample tested positive for
the banned steroid norandrosterone during a race in Macau on December 1, 2013.
"Following the hearings and upon evaluating the details
of the case, in consultation with the International Association of Athletics
Federation (IAAF), Kimetto... has been banned for two years," AK said in a
statement.
Kiplimo, 26, also tested positive for the same substance at
the Yangzhou half-marathon in China in April.
Jeptoo is expected to find out this week results of her B
sample analysis, which if positive could also she her banned.
The three-time winner of the Boston marathon and a two-time
winner in Chicago is currently suspended after her A sample, taken in an
out-of-competition test in Kenya in September, tested positive for the
blood-boosting drug EPO.
Five other athletes will also appear before the AK's Medical
and Anti-Doping Commission on Thursday for a disciplinary hearing for alleged
doping.
The
doping offences have stunned Kenya, whose distance runners are national heroes.
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