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• Bett edged out GB’s Kyle Langford at 2017 worlds in London
• Bett, 20, is awaiting tests on B sample
• Bett, 20, is awaiting tests on B sample
Kipyegon Bett, Kenya’s world 800m bronze medal winner, has tested positive for the banned blood booster erythropoeitin (EPO).
The Athletics Kenya executive committee member Barnabas Korir said it received notification from the Athletics Integrity Unit on Thursday that the 20-year-old had submitted a positive sample. The AIU handles integrity and doping issues for the International Association of Athletics Federations.
Written by Reuters
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/aug/24/kipyegon-bett-kenya-epo-tests-positive under the title “World 800m bronze medallist Kipyegon Bett tests positive for EPO”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
