A doping quake overshadows the athletics scene. Long fans Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk has been temporarily closed.
In the rival of long-range queen Malaika Mihambo, the forbidden means of testosterone was demonstrated in a doping test, which was announced by the independent Integrity Commission (AIU) of the World Athletics Association on Thursday.
Bekh-Romanchuk starts both in the long and in the triple jump. Both at the 2018 European Championship in Berlin and at the 2019 World Cup in Doha, she had won silver behind Mihambo. Bekh-Romanchuk achieved her greatest success with winning the gold medal in the triple jump at the 2022 EM 2022 in Munich.
At the 2025 World Athletics Championships, which will take place from September 13th to 21st, Bekh-Romanchuk had actually wanted to recalculate Mihambo.
How long the 29 -year -old Ukrainian will be closed is open. It also remains to be seen whether she makes an objection.
In addition to Bekh-Romanchuk, Marathon runner Nehamiah Kipyegon from Kenya was blocked for three years from April 1, 2025 for trimetacid-doping, and his results have been deleted since February 15, 2025. In 2024, Kipyegon won the marathon in Munich.
Numerous doping locks in athletics
The two doping barriers are not the first this year.
The French hurdle runner Wilfried Happio was suspended for the time being due to violation of the anti-doping regulations in early January.
The Japanese Geher Koki Ikeda, silver medalist over 20 km at the 2021 Olympic Games and at the 2022 World Cup, has been occupied with a four -year doping lock.
The two-time winner of the Frankfurt Marathon, Brimin Misoi Kipkorir, was pulled out of circulation after a positive doping test and closed for four years.
The former vice world champion in the half marathon, Kibiwott Kandie, was temporarily suspended because of a doping violation after the 28-year-old Kenyan has withdrawn.