The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has provisionally suspended Kenyan long-distance runner Kibiwott Kandie for evading, refusing, or failing to submit to sample collection, marking the latest in a series of doping-related cases involving Kenyan athletes.
Kandie, a former half-marathon world record holder, is one of the country's most prominent athletes.
The provisional ban, announced on Friday, is the first step in a disciplinary process that could lead to a longer suspension if Kandie is found guilty of violating anti-doping rules.
The 28-year-old athlete burst onto the international scene in 2020 when he set a new half-marathon world record in Valencia, clocking an impressive 57:32.
