Ethiopian marathon runner Tsehay Gemechu receives four-year doping ban

Ethiopian marathon runner Tsehay Gemechu has received a four-year ban for suspected blood doping, according to the Athletics Integrity Unit. This decision was announced on Thursday. Gemechu, 25, has been disqualified from all results and prize money since March 2020, including her second-place finish at the Tokyo Marathon in March 2023. The ban follows findings of suspicious blood values in her athlete biological passport, indicating blood manipulation. She is banned until November 2027.