EPO

The scandal surrounding EPO, and Armstrong, was playing towards its conclusion.

One scholarship athlete originally from Morocco, 3,000-meter steeplechase runner Fouad Idbafdil, was banned for three years in December after testing positive for the endurance-boosting hormone EPO.

It stimulates the body to produce more of the natural hormone erythropoietin, or EPO, which has long been a doping product favored by cyclists and distance runners to boost stamina.

It can help produce more of the natural hormone erythropoietin, or EPO, which has long been a doping product favored by endurance athletes.

In March 2023, another EPO was taken out against Rondo by the same woman.