Kenyan Lempus gets five-year ban for doping violation

NAIROBI, Jan 26 — Kenya's Betty Wilson Lempus has been handed a five-year ban for using the prohibited substance triamcinolone acetonide and tampering with doping control, the Athletics Integrity Unit said today.Triamcinolone acetonide, a substance prohibited in competition when administered in certain ways, falls under the banned category of glucocorticoids, commonly used as therapeutic substances in sports.

The 31-year-old and her compatriot Diana Kipyokei were provisionally suspended for using the banned substance in October last year. At the same time, Lempus was charged by the AIU, which oversees integrity issues in international athletics including doping.

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