Sydney marathon champion Jepchirchir provisionally banned over EPO finding

ABC News Australia23 October 2026, 20:15 UTCAustralia

Kenyan world marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir, who won this year's Sydney marathon by 3 minutes, receives a provisional doping ban after a positive test for EPO.

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