Marathon world champion Peres Jepchirchir suspended after positive EPO test The Kenyan returned an adverse analytical finding for EPO in a test before her victory at the Sydney Marathon The Independent UK · Oct 23
Tokyo Marathon winner handed six-year doping ban for submitting fake prescription The Ethiopian was given a two-year ban for using a prohibited substance and an extra four years for tampering with the anti-doping investigation The Independent UK · Oct 22
Athletics wishes it could scrub the women’s marathon world record – what can be done? Ruth Chepngetich’s failed doping test, five months after she obliterated the record in 2024, left the sport deeply uneasy but powerless to act The Guardian - UK · Oct 13
India remains worst offender in AIU's June list of global dope cheats India has once again topped the Athletics Integrity Unit's list of dope offenders, with 162 names, underscoring a persistent doping crisis in the nation's sports. Kenya and Russia follow with significant numbers. The Athletics Federation of India has been re-categorised to Category A, signifying the highest doping risk, demanding more… The Economic Times · Jul 2
Enhanced Games: Lord Sebastian Coe refuses to discuss controversial event The World Athletics president faced the media after former world 100m champion Fred Kerley became the first track athlete to join the Enhanced Games. The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2025
Discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur banned for three years for use of steroid NEW DELHI: Top Indian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur, who achieved stardom for her exploits at the Tokyo Games, was on Wednesday banned for three year for using prohibited substance stanozolol, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has announced. The Times of India · Oct 12, 2022
CJ Ujah claims ‘I made a mistake, I’m not a cheat’ after receiving 22-month ban The backdated suspension will expire next summer The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022
Navjeet Kaur fails dope test, gets three-year suspension The Athletics Integrity Unit reduces the discus thrower’s ban by a year The Hindu · Aug 27, 2022
Indian sprinter Dhanalakshmi handed three-year ban by AIU for dope flunk NEW DELHI: Top Indian sprinter Sekar Dhanalakshmi has been handed a three-year ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit of the world governing body for failing an out-of-competition dope test in May. The Times of India · Aug 2, 2022