Former Los Angeles Marathon winner gets 2-year doping ban

MONACO (AP) The winner of women's race at the 2013 Los Angeles Marathon has received a two-year doping ban.

The IAAF says Aleksandra Duliba of Belarus was sanctioned for a biological passport violation. The passport program monitors an athlete's blood profile over time for evidence of doping.

Duliba won the Los Angeles race in her marathon debut in 2 hours, 26 minutes, 8 seconds. In addition to the $25,000 first prize, Duliba won a $50,000 bonus.

The IAAF says Duliba's suspension took effect in September 2015 and will expire in September 2017.

Duliba's ban was one of 32 new doping sanctions listed in the IAAF's latest list of positive cases.