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Those that are still active in the sport have been provisionally suspended, the IAAF announced, adding that none of the athletes concerned will be competing at the IAAF World Championship in Beijing later this month. It is understood that no British athletes are under suspicion.

The revelation stems from a special by German broadcaster ADR/WDR, which released, “Doping – Top Secret: The Shadowy World of Athletics”.

In response to The Sunday Occasions, the winners of 34 huge marathons the world over, who collected greater than three million kilos (CDN$6.1 million) in prize cash, registered suspicious outcomes suggesting potential blood doping.

The London Marathon on Sunday again highlighted its “zero tolerance policy towards doping” following a report in the Sunday Times that the event was won seven times in 12 years by athletes “who have recorded suspicious blood scores”.

Athletes with suspicious blood scores are said to have collected more than £3m in prize money for winning city marathons.

London Marathon organizers complained about the lack of transparency and coordination in the handling of anti-doping tests following claims by a British Sunday newspaper that the race was won seven times over a 12-year period by athletes who recorded suspicious blood scores.

The Sunday Times has claimed that the London marathon had been won seven times in 12 years – almost 30% of the winners of the 24 men’s and women’s races – by athletes who recorded suspicious blood scores.

A lengthy response by the IAAF to the claims by a German broadcaster and The Sunday Times said the allegations were “sensationalist and confusing”.

Twenty-one athletes had test results that suggested they were in danger of having a heart attack or stroke and should have been sent to hospital to have their blood drained. “Some of these athletes risked death from the complications caused by thickening their blood”.