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Diana Kipyokei
Diana Chemtai Kipyokei (born 5 May 1994) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. She won the women's race at the 2020 Istanbul Marathon (2:22:06). 2021 Boston Marathon and drug ban Kipyokei finished first in the women's race at the 2021 Boston Marathon (2:24:45) on 11 October 2021. In October 2022, the Athletics Integrity Unit announced that she tested positive for triamcinolone acetonide in a test taken after her win. She was provisionally suspended for this positive test, as well as tampering with a part of the doping control. The Boston Athletic Association announced that pending appeal, she would be stripped of her title and the rankings and prize money would be adjusted. On 20 December, it was announced that Diana Kipyokei had been banned for six years and stripped of her Boston Marathon title, with her results disqualified since and including 11 October 2021. Spelling of name Less than three days before the 2021 Boston Marathon, Diana told race authorities that she prefers th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Boston Marathon
The 2021 Boston Marathon was the 125th official running of the annual marathon race held in Boston, Massachusetts, and 123rd time it was run on course (excluding the virtual event of 2020, and the ekiden of 1918). It took place on October 11, 2021. The elite men's marathon was won by Benson Kipruto in 2:09:51. The men's wheelchair race was won by Marcel Hug and the women's wheelchair race by Manuela Schär, both of Switzerland, in 1:18:11 and 1:35:21, respectively. The elite women's marathon was won by Kenyan Edna Kiplagat with a time of 2:25:09, in a result made official on December 20, 2022, by the Boston Athletic Association, following a statement posted by the Athletics Integrity Unit. COVID-19 impact and protocols After the planned 2020 edition of the race was canceled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Massachusetts, COVID-19 pandemic, organizers moved the 2021 race from its traditional Patriots' Day date in April to Columbus Day federal holiday in October (which is a fede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
