Marathon world record-holder Chepngetich suspended for positive doping test

Track and field’s Athletics Integrity Unit suspend Ruth Chepngetich aft grounds marathon runner’s affirmative doping test.

Women’s marathon satellite record-holder Ruth Chepngetich has been provisionally suspended for a affirmative doping test.

Track and field’s Athletics Integrity Unit said connected Thursday that Chepngetich tested affirmative for a banned diuretic and masking cause successful March and “opted for a voluntary provisional suspension portion the AIU’s probe was ongoing.”

The Kenyan runner acceptable the satellite grounds by astir 2 minutes astatine the Chicago Marathon past October successful 2 hours, 9 minutes, 56 seconds. It was her 3rd triumph successful Chicago.

She besides won the marathon astatine the 2019 satellite championships successful Qatar, wherever the women’s contention started astatine midnight to debar utmost daytime heat.

The AIU gave nary timetable for a disciplinary lawsuit for the 30-year-old runner.

Chepngetich was interviewed successful idiosyncratic successful Kenya successful April and “complied with requests regarding our investigation”, AIU authoritative Brett Clothier said successful a statement.

The substance Chepngetich tested affirmative for, hydrochlorothiazide oregon HCTZ, tin beryllium utilized to disguise the usage of performance-enhancing drugs.

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