[Photo: Courtesy]The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has banned Kenya’s Alex Korio Oliotiptip for two-years for whereabouts failures and violation of the World Athletics anti-doping rules. Korio had been slapped with a provisional suspension in May after he failed three whereabouts cases and missed planned anti-doping tests. Athletes violate the anti-doping rules when they have any combination of three missed tests or filing failures within any 12-month period. SEE ALSO: Nairobi Continental Tour to be known as Kipchoge Keino ClassicThe AIU has banned Kenyan road runner Alex Korio Oliotiptip for two-years from 19 July 2019 for whereabouts failures, a violation of the @WorldAthletics Anti-Doping Rules. From 2004 to August 2018, 138 Kenyan athletes tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs, according to a WADA report published in September 2018.

Source: Standard Digital July 11, 2020 01:18 UTC