Jebet - born in Kenya but competing for Bahrain - tested positive for the stamina-boosting drug EPO in a sample she gave in December 2017.

She won the Olympic gold in 2016 and was the world record holder at the time she tested positive.

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19 Dec: Australian curlers Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt miss out on spot at 2026 Winter Olympic Games

17 Dec: Para-skier Corey Peters has claimed victory in the second round of a double-header of racing at the FIS World Cup event in Italy

08 Dec: Empowerment and joy: NZ’s Special Olympics Summer Games remind us what sport is about

07 Dec: Luca Harrington has backed up his strong start to the new Big Air World Cup season

05 Dec: A blend of Cool Runnings, Eddie the Eagle: The Filipino curling team on the cusp of an Olympic spot

14 Nov: The National Special Olympics torch is lighting up the bottom of the north this weekend

12 Oct: History for Hannah Berry at the Iron Man World Championships in Hawaii

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