Lawrence Cherono of Kenya suspended after testing positive for trimetazidine

The 2019 Boston and Chicago Marathon champion has been suspended from the World Athletics Championships the day before his race

Decreased rate of drug tests could lead to skewed post-COVID-19 results

Through September last year, more than 231,000 drug tests had been administered, but the numbers for 2020 sit at just 111,000

Drug testing significantly reduced due to COVID-19

For athletes, limited (if any) facilities and lack of testing is one hurdle to jump, but a lack of consistent testing is arguably an even bigger one