Brian Kipsang admits to anti-doping rule violation, banned for two years by AIU

The Athletics Integrity Unit, AIU, has banned Brian Kipsang of Kenya for two years from 1 May 2025 after the marathon runner admitted to using performance enhancing substances, for triamcinolone acetonide.

According to a statement by the AIU, Kipsang, 30, signed and returned an admission of anti-doping rule violations and acceptance of consequences form after he was notified of the adverse analytical finding in the urine he provided in-competition in Rome, Italy towards the end of March.

Kipsang, according to the AIU, was first notified on the adverse analytical finding on April 9, 2025 and informed him he has the right to request for the B sample to be tested.

Due to Kipsang’s failure ‘to request the B Sample analysis by the deadline specified in the notification issued by the AIU on 9 April 2025, the AIU wrote to him and confirmed that he was deemed to have irrevocably waived his right to the B Sample analysis in accordance with relevant articles of the anti-doping rules.

However, Kipsang, according to the AIU, sent a signed (by him) an admission of anti-Doping rule violations and acceptance of consequences form at the start of May 2025.

He was consequently slammed with a two year ban.

Kipsang holds a 2:07:58 lifetime best in the Marathon.

According to the AIU, as many as five Kenyans were banned for anti-doping rule violations in the month of April and they are Ogoti Duke Osoro (3 years), Kibiwott Kelvin (4 years), Ndiwa Calisters Kwemoi (3 years), Kimutai Jeptoo Faith (4 years) and Yegon Geoffrey (2 years).

The number is however three short of the eight Indian athletes banned during the same period.