Athletics-Olympic champion Jepchirchir provisionally suspended by AIU over EPO finding

Oct 23 (Reuters) Marathon and former Olympic ​champion ‌Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya has been provisionally ‌suspended ​after ⁠an out-of-competition ⁠sample collected in Kenya before her Sydney ​Marathon victory returned ⁠an ⁠adverse analytical ​finding for EPO, ​the Athletics Integrity ‌Unit said on Friday. The 33-year-old, ⁠a former half-marathon world record holder, ⁠is ‌also a ⁠four-time ​World ‌Marathon Majors ​winner. (Reporting by ⁠Pearl Josephine Nazare in Bengaluru; editing by Philippa ​Fletcher)