Doping In Athletics

[AmRacer]

By The Numbers: Jacob Kiplimo Shatters Half Marathon World Record With 56:41 In Barcelona - CITIUS Mag

What you need to know about Jacob Kiplimo's new half marathon world record of 56:41 at the 2025 eDreams Mitja Marató Barcelona.

citiusmag.com

Shattered the previous world record by 49 seconds. He ran his 5k to 15k split in basically his exact PB time for the 10.000km (26:33) and just about 20s slower than the 10k world record.
Even with the half marathon distance being historically a bit undervalued because rarely raced, these are absolute hilarious numbers.

Cycling and long distance running shattering records left and right currently, going to be interesting in a couple of years what new power fuel is the root of it all.

Medium distance running records have been shattered the past weeks.

 

[Ripper]

By The Numbers: Jacob Kiplimo Shatters Half Marathon World Record With 56:41 In Barcelona - CITIUS Mag

What you need to know about Jacob Kiplimo's new half marathon world record of 56:41 at the 2025 eDreams Mitja Marató Barcelona.

citiusmag.com

Shattered the previous world record by 49 seconds. He ran his 5k to 15k split in basically his exact PB time for the 10.000km (26:33) and just about 20s slower than the 10k world record.
Even with the half marathon distance being historically a bit undervalued because rarely raced, these are absolute hilarious numbers.

Cycling and long distance running shattering records left and right currently, going to be interesting in a couple of years what new power fuel is the root of it all.

It's the carbs ... shoes ... heat training ... modern training ... professionalism

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ)

Ruth Chepngetich: Women's marathon world record holder suspended for doping

Ruth Chepngetich, the women's marathon world record holder, is provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for a banned substance.

www.bbc.com

 

[Shakes]

Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ)

Ruth Chepngetich: Women's marathon world record holder suspended for doping

Ruth Chepngetich, the women's marathon world record holder, is provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for a banned substance.

www.bbc.com

Not surprising unfortunately. She had less defenders than Pogacar but still a fair amount.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Berhane Tesfay, the winner of this year's Copenhagen Marathon, has been popped for EPO use.
He should have raced the Copenhagen Sprint instead.

 

[Sciatic]

Berhane Tesfay, the winner of this year's Copenhagen Marathon, has been popped for EPO use.
He should have raced the Copenhagen Sprint instead.

Something feels awry given the number of EPO busts in Athletics the past two years when there have been zero in pro cycling.

 

[Lorzenz08]

Something feels awry given the number of EPO busts in Athletics the past two years when there have been zero in pro cycling.

Doping control is way easier to avoid in athletics than in pro cycling especially for those who live in Africa.

 

[Sciatic]

Doping control is way easier to avoid in athletics than in pro cycling especially for those who live in Africa.

That’s would I would assume, but why is the result then many more positives in Athletics than in cycling.

 

[Rob5091]

https://www.reuters.com/sports/us-s...ly-suspended-whereabouts-failures-2025-08-12/

Olympic 100 metres silver and bronze medallist Fred Kerley has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit for whereabouts failures, the organisation said on Tuesday.
American Kerley, the 100m world champion in 2022, plans to contest the allegation that he violated anti-doping rules. "He strongly believes that one or more of his alleged missed tests should be set aside either because he was not negligent or because the Doping Control Officer did not do what was reasonable under the circumstances to locate him at his designated location," an attorney for Kerley said in a statement posted on his X account.

Somebody else with a faulty doorbell and a turned off phone?

 

[Mayomaniac]

https://www.espn.com/olympics/track...track-field-star-bekh-romanchuk-banned-doping
Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk banned for 4 years after testing positive for Testosterone.

 

[Sciatic]

https://www.espn.com/olympics/track...track-field-star-bekh-romanchuk-banned-doping
Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk banned for 4 years after testing positive for Testosterone.

Too bad, there aren’t many crossover long jump/triple jump athletes at the elite level.

 

[Invicituz]

US shot-putter Saunders suspended for whereabouts failures:

Raven Saunders suspended 2 1/2 years in whereabouts case

Raven Saunders, the Tokyo Olympic shot put silver medalist, had three whereabouts failures in a 12-month span.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[Invicituz]

USA sprinter Knighton handed four-year doping ban:

Erriyon Knighton ban: Sprinter handed four-year doping ban as Cas rules in favour of appeals by World Athletics and Wada

United States sprinter Erriyon Knighton is handed a four-year ban after the Court of Arbitration for Sport partially upholds appeals from World Athletics and Wada.

www.bbc.com

 

[Sciatic]

USA sprinter Knighton handed four-year doping ban:

Erriyon Knighton ban: Sprinter handed four-year doping ban as Cas rules in favour of appeals by World Athletics and Wada

United States sprinter Erriyon Knighton is handed a four-year ban after the Court of Arbitration for Sport partially upholds appeals from World Athletics and Wada.

www.bbc.com

Which organization was it that cleared him of wrongdoing (accepted his excuse) initially? IAAF! USA Athletics ?

 

[Invicituz]

Which organization was it that cleared him of wrongdoing (accepted his excuse) initially? IAAF! USA Athletics ?

Paris Olympics: US sprinter Erriyon Knighton avoids ban after failed drug test

United States sprinter Erriyon Knighton is cleared to compete at the Paris Olympics after avoiding a ban for a failed drug test.

www.bbc.com

 

[Sciatic]

Paris Olympics: US sprinter Erriyon Knighton avoids ban after failed drug test

United States sprinter Erriyon Knighton is cleared to compete at the Paris Olympics after avoiding a ban for a failed drug test.

www.bbc.com

Ah, Travis. Thanks.

 

[Sciatic]

Kenya Noncompliant? Ya think?

Kenya doping: Wada claims Kenya non-compliant with anti-doping code

The World Anti-Doping Agency alleges Kenya is non-compliant with its code and will face consequences next month unless certain conditions are met.

www.bbc.com