Elijah Manangoi, the 2017 World 1500m champion, became the latest Kenyan to be suspended over anti-doping violations.
Manangoi has been provisionally suspended in a case of whereabouts failures, the Athletics Integrity Unit, track and field’s doping watchdog organization, announced Thursday. Athletes must provide doping officials with their whereabouts, or locations to be available for out-of-competition testing.
Three missed tests in a 12-month span can lead to a suspension, even if an athlete has never tested positive.
Manangoi was unable to defend his world title in 2019 due to injury. Since July 2017, he is the only man to defeat Kenyan Timothy Cheruiyot in the 1500m, doing so five times.