Olympic marathon champion Sumgong banned 8 years
MONACO (AP) — Olympic marathon champion Jemima Sumgong has banned for eight years after being accused of lying at an earlier doping hearing.
Sumgong was already banned for four years after testing positive for the banned substance EPO in 2017, but is now out of action until 2027 after an arbiter ruled she deliberately produced false records of a hospital visit to explain the failed drug test.
Sumgong turned 34 last month, making it unlikely she will return to elite-level running when her b
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