The lady who gained the Boston Marathon final yr has been provisionally suspended for violating anti-doping insurance policies, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) introduced Friday. She may additionally lose her title as the feminine winner of the 2021 race.
Diana Kipyokei, of Kenya, was examined on Oct. 11, 2021 — the day of the marathon — and was discovered to have a prohibited substance, "a metabolite of triamcinolone acetonide," in her system, based on the AIU, which governs drug testing and different potential integrity violations for the game. She was additionally accused of trying to tamper with doping management, "together with obstructing or delaying the AIU's investigation by way of the supply of false data or documentation."
The AIU stated in its Friday press launch that triamcinolone acetonide is banned in competitions as a result of it will probably "probably improve efficiency and be dangerous to well being." The ban covers all strategies for administering the substance, which embrace oral, rectal and all injectable routes. Nevertheless, the AIU famous, the substance, when administered through injection, was not banned on the time of the 2021 marathon. That rule was enacted firstly of 2022.
The AIU stated that if an athlete was to make use of that kind of substance, they would wish to have submitted a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) or proof that they didn't administer it by way of a prohibited route. Failure to provide a TUE or different proof is an anti-doping rule violation, the group stated.
In response to the AIU's report, the Boston Athletics Affiliation introduced Friday that Kipyokei's outcome could be disqualified "pending the completion of related athlete appeals processes."
"The B.A.A. is dedicated to offering a good atmosphere for competitors and helps all measures that make sure the integrity of the game," it stated in a assertion.
Pending Kipyokei's sanction, the BAA stated it'll modify the 2021 Boston Marathon rankings and prizes.
One other Kenyan runner, Betty Wilson Lempus, additionally examined optimistic for triamcinolone acetonide after working — and profitable — the Harmonie Mutuelle Semi de Paris in September 2021, the AIU stated in its press launch. Though she was cleared of the doping cost, she is accused of trying to tamper with doping management.
The AIU stated 10 Kenyan athletes have been charged with utilizing triamcinolone acetonide inside the final yr.