Aras Kaya

Aras Kaya
Kaya at the Great Edinburgh International Cross Country in 2018
Personal information
Birth nameAmos Kibitok
NationalityTurkish, Kenyan
Born (1994-04-04) 4 April 1994 (age 30)
Kenya
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportTrack and field
EventLong-distance running
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Amsterdam 3000 m s'chase
Balkan Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Pravets 3000 m s'chase
World Cross Country Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kampala Mixed relay
European Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Chia Senior race
Gold medal – first place 2017 Šamorín Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tilburg Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lisbon Senior race
Silver medal – second place 2021 Dublin Senior race
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Chia Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tilburg Senior race

Aras Kaya (born Amos Kibitok on 4 April 1994[2] in Kenya) is a Turkish suspended long-distance runner. He won the silver medal in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2016 European Athletics Championships. Kaya earned four individual medals at the European Cross Country Championships, including two golds.

He tested positive for erythropoietin (EPO) on 25 September 2022 and was subsequently banned by Athletics Integrity Unit for 3 years starting on 4 December 2022. All his results from 25 September 2022 onwards were disqualified.[3][4]

  1. ^ "2018 Med Games bio". Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Aras KAYA – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Le Turc Aras Kaya suspendu 3 ans après un contrôle positif à l'EPO". L'Équipe (in French). 16 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  4. ^ Henderson, Jason (16 December 2022). "Two-time Euro Cross winner Aras Kaya tests positive for EPO". AW. Retrieved 16 December 2022.