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Another Naturalised Bahraini Ban For Four Years

Spcs. Leonard Korir and Shadrack Kipchichir finish 14th and 19th respectively in the men's 3,000-meter run Aug. 13 at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Both Soldiers in the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program turned in their season-best performaces, with Korir finishing in 27 minutes, 58.65 seconds and Kipchirchir clocked at 27:58.32. Mohamed Farah of Great Britain successfully defended his Olympic crown by winning the race in 27:05.17. Paul Kipnetech Tanui of Kenya took the silver in 27:05.64, and Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia claimed the bronze in 27:06.27. U.S. Army photo by Tim Hipps, IMCOM Public Affairs #SoldierOlympians #ArmyOlympians #ArmyTeam #TeamUSA #RoadToRio #ArmyStrong #GoArmy

A Moroccan naturalised Bahraini distance runner Hassan Chani has been banned for four years for doping and stripped of his 2018 Asian Games gold medal, the Athletics Integrity Unit said Thursday. Changes in Chani’s blood values in his biological passport led to the charge, the AIU said. Chani was disqualified from all of his races […]