Purity Rionoripo
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Kenyan long-distance runner
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1993年06月10日) 10 June 1993 (age 31) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Kenya |
| Sport | Long-distance running |
Purity Cherotich Rionoripo (born 10 June 1993) is a Kenyan long-distance runner.[1]
She won the Copenhagen Half Marathon in 2015 in 1:08:29 as well as the Lisbon Marathon in 2:25:09. She won the 2017 Paris Marathon with a time of 2:20:55,[2] and the Prague Marathon 2021 "Battle of the Teams" event in 2:20:14.[3]
In a press release from December 20th, 2022, The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) published that she has been banned for 5 years for violations of the World Athletics Anti-Doping Rules after testing positive for the banned diuretic furosemide. [4] [5]
She is married to Kenyan runner Paul Lonyangata.[2]
References
[edit ]- ^ "z-Purity Cherotich Rionoripo - 2017 Boston Marathon Media Guide". bostonmarathonmediaguide.com. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ a b "IAAF: Husband-wife duo Lonyangata and Rionoripo take Paris marathon crowns- News - iaaf.org". iaaf.org. 9 April 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Prague Marathon: Battle of the Teams | AIMS | Race news". aims-worldrunning.org. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/kenyans-kipyokei-rionoripo-handed-lengthy-bans-doping-lempus-charged-2022年12月20日/
- ^ https://www.athleticsintegrity.org/downloads/pdfs/other/Press-Release-KIPYOKEI-RIONORIP-LEMPUS.pdf
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