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January 12, 2026
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Former New York marathon champ Albert Korir gets drug suspension

Former New York marathon champ Albert Korir gets drug suspension

Kenya's former New York marathon champion Albert Korir was provisionally suspended on Monday after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug...

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Former New York City Marathon champion Albert Korir was provisionally suspended after testing positive for a banned performance-enhancing drug. This incident marks another blow to Kenya's running reputation amid ongoing doping concerns.

  • Korir, 31, tested positive for synthetic erythropoietin (EPO), as announced by the World Athletics Integrity Unit.
  • He won the 2021 New York City Marathon and achieved a personal best of 2:06:57 in 2023.
  • This suspension follows Kenya's recent probation from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), despite "significant" progress in tackling doping, and comes after over 140 Kenyan runners have been sanctioned for drug offences since 2016.

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