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Another Kenya Star Athlete Ban For Two Years

Another Kenya star athlete has been found guilty again for doping despite despirate attempt by Kenya authority to curb the doping excess.

Philip Cheruiyot Kangogo , a 36-year-old Kenyan long distance runner and the winner of the 2015 Barcelona Marathon has been suspended for two years ( from 31 April 2019 to July 31 2021) after he tested positive for a banned stimulant Higenamine. 

All the results he achieved from 31 April 2019 have been removed from record books. He has a personal marathon best time of 2:08:16 which he achieved at Barcelona marathon in 2015.