The Chinese Athletics Association (CAA) said today that China's national marathon champion and Olympian Wang Jiali has been banned for eight years after failing a drugs test. The 31-year-old, who won gold at the 2017 National Games, tested positive for the banned blood booster EPO during out-of-competition testing in August and her career now appears over. The CAA also fined Wang 40,000 yuan and banned her coach Lyu Qiang for life.The state-run Xinhua news agency said, Wang – who came 57th in the marathon at the 2012 London Olympics – was banned for two years in 2013 for a previous violation.