NAIROBI, Kenya, Could 22, 2025 – Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) have provisionally suspended Kenyan runner Sheila Chelangat after testing optimistic for a banned substance.
The 2-time nationwide cross nation champion examined optimistic for EPO, which is often abused by athletes to extend stamina and efficiency by growing crimson blood cells.
After a quick hiatus occasioned by accidents and lack of kind, Chelangat started the yr on a optimistic word by making the rostrum within the two races she has competed in.
She started the yr with a second-place end on the Hong Kong Half Marathon in January, clocking 1:08:06.
The 27-year-old then notched one other second-place end on the Istanbul Half Marathon on April 27, operating 1:06:13.
She turns into the most recent Kenyan to fall to the AIU axe after former world half marathon report holder Kibiwott Kandie was provisionally suspended for evading or failing to undergo an anti-doping check.