Monaco-based anti-doping and ethics body for athletics
World Athletics has awarded Nairobi the 2029 World Championships, marking Africa’s first hosting of the event. Munich will stage 2031, while London and Rome miss out. Kenya touts upgrades to Kasarani Stadium and infrastructure as a historic milestone for African sport.
The Ethiopian runner Ruti Aga has been handed a six-year ban after authorities found she used a non-existent clinic prescription signed by a non-registered doctor to justify a positive methylprednisolone test taken after a March half-marathon in China. She has previously medaled at World Marathon Majors and won Tokyo in 2019. The ban comprises two years for the substance and four years for tampering with investigations, running from 10 September 2026.