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Former Marathon World Record Holder Wilson Kipsang Suspended for Anti-Doping Violation

The Athletics Integrity Unit, the intelligence-driven testing program aimed at catching drug cheats in the sport, has announced former marathon world record holder Wilson Kipsang has been provisionally suspended for anti-doping testing whereabouts failures and tampering. A notice of the charge has been issued to Kipsang.

No specific details on the whereabouts failures or tampering have been disclosed yet.

Kipsang, 37, is one of the most accomplished marathoners in history. He has won five World Marathon Majors, the 2012 Olympic bronze medal and broke the marathon world record with a 2:03:23 at the Berlin Marathon on September 29, 2013.