Kenyan athlete Celestine Chepchirchir was banned for three years for violating anti-doping rules

Kenyan athlete Celestine Chepchirchir was banned for three years for violating anti-doping rules. The 28-year-old road runner failed an out-of-competition test in Kapsabet on February 9, 2024. She tested positive for testosterone and its metabolites.

According to the official reports of the Athletics Union, the laboratory in Lausanne has identified the presence of testosterone and its metabolites—Androsterone, Etiocholanolone, 5α-androstane-3α,17 diol, and 5β-androstane-3α,17 diol.

“Ms Celestine Chepchirchir did not have a Therapeutic Use Exemption that would justify the presence of these substances”, confirmed the AIU. “The athlete did not reply within the initial deadline but subsequently signed an Admission of Anti-Doping Rule Violations and Acceptance of Consequences Form”, adds the statement.

Thus, all Celestine Chepchirchir results from February 9, 2024 will be cancelled, and all prizes and prize money won after that period will have to be returned.