Beijing 1500m champion Asbel Kiprop banned

Asbel Kiprop, the Kenyan athlete who won the 1500m at the 2008 Olympic Games, has received a four-year ban for doping.

The 2008 Olympic champion Asbel Kiprop has received a four-year ban for doping, the Athletics Integrity Unit said on Saturday.

The banned blood-boosting hormone EPO was found in the Kenyan athlete's urine sample in an out-of-competition test in 2017.

A disciplinary tribunal panel disputed the 29-year-old Kiprop's contention that the sample could have been tampered with.

Kiprop was 1500m champion at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and is a three-time world champion.

He is banned until February 2022.