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Kwizera breaks Spain's half marathon record in Valencia, Chepkirui wins in 1:03:51
Rodrigue Kwizera ran 58:03 in Valencia on Sunday, 25 October, a new Spanish half marathon record, while Sheila Chepkirui won the women's race in 1:03:51. His time is faster than the European best of 58:06, but it cannot yet count as a European record.
Abay Alemu Lesa wins 45th Dublin Marathon as Hugh Armstrong takes Irish men's title
Ethiopia's Abay Alemu Lesa and Zenebu Fikdau Jebesa won the men's and women's races in windy conditions on Sunday, 25 October, while Ballina AC's Hugh Armstrong was the first Irishman home.
Olympic and world marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir provisionally suspended over EPO
The Athletics Integrity Unit said on Friday, 23 October, that the Kenyan has been provisionally suspended. The finding relates to a sample taken in Kenya before her Sydney Marathon win in August.
Gianmarco Tamberi named European athlete of the year; Audrey Werro wins women's award
Italian high jumper Gianmarco Tamberi beat Armand Duplantis and Miltiadis Tentoglou at the Golden Tracks gala in Lausanne on Saturday, 24 October. Swiss 800m runner Audrey Werro won the women's prize, the first time a Swiss woman has taken it.
Ethiopian marathoner Ruti Aga banned six years for fake doping prescription
The Athletics Integrity Unit found that the Tokyo Marathon 2019 winner submitted a fake prescription to explain a positive methylprednisolone test. The six-year ban was imposed without a hearing after she did not respond to the charges.