Kenyan marathon star Kiprotich suspended for doping offences
Former world record-holder charged with 2 breaches of anti-doping rules
Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich, the former world record holder for the men's marathon, has been provisionally suspended for doping violations.
The 37-year-old Kenyan was charged with two breaches of anti-doping rules, the Athletics Integrity Unit said on Friday.
"The AIU confirms a provisional suspension against Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich of Kenya for whereabouts failures & tampering," the body said.
The AIU didn't disclose any more information.
"No prohibited substance was found," Kiprotich's management, VolareSports Running, claimed in a statement on Facebook.
The company said the charge regarding alleged or attempted tampering "concerns an explanation that was given in the results management process regarding a possible whereabouts failure and does not concern tampering with a doping test itself."
It didn't elaborate any further.
Kiprotich broke the marathon world record time in Berlin in 2013, setting 2 hours three minutes 23 seconds. A year earlier, he earned bronze at the London Olympics.
He has also won marathon races in New York, London, and Tokyo.