Kenyan marathon runner Wanjiru suspended for doping
Kenyan runner Daniel Kinyua Wanjiru, a former winner of the London Marathon, has been suspended due to irregularities in his biological passport, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Tuesday.
The 27-year-old won the prestigious London race in 2017 and was fifth in the 2018 New York Marathon.
"The AIU has provisionally suspended marathon specialist Daniel Kinyua Wanjiru of Kenya with immediate effect for an Athlete Biological Passport violation under the @worldathletics anti-doping rules," the AIU said on Twitter.
He was suspended for "use of a prohibited substance/method".
