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New York Marathon Winner Albert Korir Banned 5 Years After Admitting Doping
Albert Korir admitted to doping with CERA, receiving a five-year ban and disqualification of all results since October, including his 2023 New York Marathon third-place finish.
- On Monday, the Athletics Integrity Unit handed Kenyan runner Albert Korir a five-year ban after he admitted to doping. Investigators confirmed the sanction follows positive tests for CERA, a potent blood-boosting substance.
- Korir tested positive for CERA across three separate samples collected in Kenya last October while training for a subsequent New York Marathon. The Athletics Integrity Unit initiated disciplinary proceedings based on these findings.
- The Athletics Integrity Unit stated the three positive tests "constitutes clear evidence of the athlete's use of" prohibited substances. Results since October are disqualified, though Korir will retain his 2021 New York Marathon title.
- Korir's ban was reduced by one year for admitting his doping without requesting a formal hearing. His sanction expires in January 2031, removing the 32-year-old from competition for five years.
- Korir is not the first Kenyan athlete sanctioned recently. Women's marathon world record holder Ruth Chepngetich was banned for three years last October after admitting an anti-doping violation, reflecting ongoing integrity challenges in Kenya.
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The 32-year-old athlete was tested positive for a synthetic derivative of the red blood cell (EPO), a product that stimulates the production of red blood cells, according to the AIU.
The winner of the 2021 New York Marathon was banned from racing for a long time after a doping agent that stimulates red blood cell production was found in his system.
Athletics: Kenya's Albert Korir, winner of the New York Marathon in 2021 and the Ottawa Marathon twice, is suspended for five years for doping.
Kenyan Albert Korir, winner of the 2021 New York Marathon, has been banned from competing for five years after admitting to using banned substances, the Associated Press reported. The decision to impose the punishment was announced today by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), based in Monaco.
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