Ethiopian distance runner and Olympic finalist Zerfe Wondemagegn banned 5 years for doping [Video]

FILE – Workua Getachew of Ethiopia, left, winner of the women’s 3000m steeplechase final hugs the second-placed Zerfe Wondemagegn, also of Ethiopia, during the Diamond League athletics meeting at the Louis II stadium in Monaco, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. Wondemagegn, who reached the 3,000-meter steeplechase final at the Tokyo Olympics, and narrowly missed the world championship podium last year, has been banned for five years for doping after testing positive for two banned substances. Wondemagegn admitted breaking anti-doping rules after samples she gave flagged up traces of testosterone and another substance, EPO, which can help athletes’ blood transport more oxygen, an Athletics Integrity Unit ruling published Monday, April 22, 2024, said. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole, file)