Kenyan marathoner stripped of SCSM 2024 title and US$45,000 prize after doping ban

23-year-old, Dominique Mulamba, suspended 3 years for doping

Inspiring the culture of the sport of athletics with well prepared and thought-provoking content, that is written, podcast, video and images. Twenty-three-year-old Dominique Lasconi Mulamba from the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for doping. On August 3, 2024, Mulamba competed in the 100m sprint heats at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. He finished in eighth position. The following dayhe pr…

Kenyan marathoner stripped of SCSM 2024 title and US$45,000 prize after doping ban

Kenyan runner Geoffrey Yegon, who was the first to cross the finish line at the 2024 Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM), has been disqualified after failing a doping test. Yegon tested positive for a banned substance following a post-race test on 1 December 2024, according to a spokesperson for the event on 16 May 2025.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (@sgmarathon) As a result, …