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Three Kenyan athletes have been banned for a collective period of eight years after breaking anti-doping rules.<\/span><\/p>\n The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has banned marathon runners Alice Jepkemboi Kimutai and Johnstone Kibet Maiyo for three years, and sprinter Mark Otieno for two.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Otieno, 29, tested positive for the banned anabolic steroid Methasterone moments before the 100m heats at the Tokyo Olympic Games.<\/span><\/p>\n It meant he was not allowed to compete.<\/span><\/p>\n Otieno, a three-time national 100m champion, will have his ban backdated from the Games and end in July 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n The suspension for November’s Porto marathon winner Kimutai – who tested positive for the male hormone testosterone – began on 16 November.<\/span><\/p>\n Maiyo’s ban started on 20 July for returning a positive test for erythropoietin (EPO).<\/span><\/p>\n Last month the east African country <\/span>avoided a sanction by governing body World Athletics<\/span><\/a> – despite having 55 athletes serving suspensions – after committing to spend $25m over the next five years to combat doping.<\/span><\/p>\n