Kenyan Marathon Runner Daniel Wanjiru Suspended For Doping

15th April 2020

He was suspended for "use of a prohibited substance/method".

Second placed Kenya's Daniel Wanjiru poses with his trophy after the half marathon elite men's race during the inaugural The Big Half in London on March 4, 2018. PHOTO | AFP
Second placed Kenya's Daniel Wanjiru poses with his trophy after the half marathon elite men's race during the inaugural The Big Half in London on March 4, 2018. PHOTO | AFP
SUMMARY
  • The 27-year-old won the prestigious London race in 2017 and was fifth in the 2018 New York Marathon

NAIROBI, Kenya- Kenyan runner Daniel Kinyua Wanjiru, a former winner of the London Marathon, has been suspended due to irregularities in his biological passport, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Tuesday.

The 27-year-old won the prestigious London race in 2017 and was fifth in the 2018 New York Marathon.

"The AIU has provisionally suspended marathon specialist Daniel Kinyua Wanjiru of Kenya with immediate effect for an Athlete Biological Passport violation under the @worldathletics anti-doping rules," the AIU said on Twitter.

He was suspended for "use of a prohibited substance/method".

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