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Kenya’s Lonyangata handed 19-month ban after admitting use of drugs

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Published 12 February 2022
Kenya’s Lonyangata handed 19-month ban after admitting use of drugs

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 12 – Kenya’s two-time Paris Marathon champion Paul Lonyangata has been handed a 19-month ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit after admitting to the use of a prohibited drug, Furosemide.

He is among two Kenyans who have been handed bans by the AIU, with Edward Kiprop Kibet banned for three years for the use of Nandrolone.