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Albert Korir: New York marathon winner given five-year doping ban

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Former New York marathon champion Albert Korir has been banned for five years after admitting to doping.

The 32-year-old Kenyan tested positive for CERA – a potent blood-boosting substance and modern variant of EPO – across three out-of-competition tests in October 2025.

All of Korir’s results since October will now be disqualified, including his third-place finish at the New York marathon last November.

The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) stated that his ban will expire on 7 January 2031, with Korir benefiting from a one-year reduction by admitting to the violations.

The AIU added that the positive tests constituted “clear evidence of the athlete’s use of a prohibited substance on multiple occasions”.

Korir was runner-up in the New York marathon in 2019 before winning the title in 2021 in a time of two hours, eight minutes and 22 seconds.

He finished runner-up again in 2023 before a third-place finish in 2024.

In October last year, women’s marathon world record-holder Ruth Chepngetich was banned for three years after the Kenyan admitted to anti-doping rule violations.


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