After being found cheating, Kenyan Geoffrey Yegon did not finish the highly sought-after US$ 45, 000 dollars prize at the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM) in December, making him the first to do so.  ,
In response to CNA’s questions, an SCSM spokesperson on Friday ( May 16 ) stated that Yegon had a banned substance in his system following a post-race test on December 1 and was subsequently banned from the sport for two years.  ,
Yegon was removed from occasion results after World Athletics informed the SCSM crew, with all sportsmen moving up one position, according to the spokesperson.  ,
The race administrator continued that the US$ 45, 000 prize money was never distributed until World Athletics had finalized the anti-doping results, as per occurrence protocol, and that” this procedure was followed at the 2024 SCSM.”  ,
Check finished the race in 2: 16: 06, hours ahead of Abel Sikowo, who placed second overall in Uganda, in 2: 16: 12.  ,
Sikowo is then credited with winning the workout in a research conducted on the SCSM site, despite SCSM having never publicly announced this.  ,
The team expressed disappointment at learning about this circumstance, is a strong supporter of World Athletics ‘ position on cheating, and will continue to work with the SCSM to improve.  ,
The spokesperson added that the competition is officiated by professional officials and that Singapore Athletics has sanctioned the occasion.  ,
Additionally, it engaged Anti-Doping Singapore, the country’s leading anti-doping organization, to carry out required testing in collaboration with World Athletics and the Athletics Integrity System.