Athletics
Rio Olympics marathon champion fails drugs test
10 years agoKenya's Jemima Jelagat Sumgong celebrates her victory as she crosses the finish line of the Women's Marathon during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Sambodromo in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016. FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP
Reigning Olympic and London marathon champion, Jemima Sumgong, is the latest Kenyan athlete to fail a drugs test.According to the BBC, the 32-year-old tested positive for banned substance EPO in an out-of-competition test carried out by athletics’ governing body the IAAF.
