Wilson Kipsang, the sixth fastest marathoner in history, temporarily suspended for circumventing doping controls

You are investigated for not communicating your whereabouts and handling samples

The Athletics Integrity Unit investigates the bronze medalist in London 2012 for not communicate your whereabouts and handle samples

As reported the countrythe Kenyan athlete Wilson kipsang, bronze medalist in the 2012 London Olympic marathon, this Friday has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit for rrepeated mistakes in the communication of his whereabouts and by Sample handling

The Kenyan, 37, cannot compete In no case until you receive a final decision on your case at a hearing.

The ateltas have to report their whereabouts every day

In accordance with anti-doping regulations, athletes must inform the authorities of their whereabouts for one hour every day.

Three failures in 12 months - not being present at that time, or presenting inaccurate or incomplete information, counts as a failure - leads to an automatic ban.

On its website, the Athletics Integrity Unit, founded in 2017 by the international federation to combat doping, states that "aWill provide a more stringent approach to location requirements in 2020 ″.

He is the sixth fastest marathoner in history

Kipsang is the sixth fastest marathoner in history, with a personal best of 2h. 03:13, achieved in the 2016 Berlin.

Kipsang has won the London Marathon twice, as well as those in Berlin, New York and Tokyo

There are no previous results.

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