World steeplechase champion Jeruto suspended in doping case

MONACO (AP) — The Athletics Integrity Unit says steeplechase runner Norah Jeruto has been provisionally suspended on suspicion of breaking anti-doping rules. Jeruto was born in Kenya and switched allegiance to Kazakhstan before she won world championship gold in the 3,000-meter steeplechase last year. A notice on the AIU website indicates Jeruto is suspected of the use of a prohibited substance or method and that the case involves her athlete biological passport. That is a mechanism for tracking competitors’ blood values over a long period to flag up signs of possible doping.