Dhaka, July 25 -- Commonwealth Games 1,500m champion Elijah Manangoi on Thursday joined a long list of Kenyan stars to be suspended over anti-doping violations.

The Athletics Integrity Unit announced the suspension of Manangoi, also the 2017 World 1,500m champion, for failing to file his whereabouts or locations to be available for out-of-competition testing as required by the anti-doping watchdog.

Missing three tests in a 12-month span can lead to a suspension, even if an athlete has never tested positive.

Others who have faced the wrath of the anti-doping authority include Mercy Kibarus, Kenneth Kiprop Kipkemoi and Patrick Siele.

Kibarus, 36, received an eight-year ban for testing positive for the banned substance Norandrosterone. T...