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Marathon world record holder Ruth Chepngetich gets three-year doping ban
The 31-year-old, a former world marathon champion and a three-time winner of the Chicago Marathon, tested positive for the banned diuretic hydrochlorothiazide in March. She had been provisionally banned from July.
Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya poses for a portrait after winning the 2024 Chicago Marathon professional women's division and setting a new world record with a time of 2:09:56 at Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois on October 13, 2024. AFP PHOTO
By: AFP ., Journalist @New Vision
Kenya's marathon world record holder, Ruth Chepngetich has been banned for three years for doping, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced Thursday.
The 31-year-old, a former world marathon champion and a three-time winner of the Chicago Marathon, tested positive for the banned diuretic hydrochlorothiazide in March. She had been provisionally banned from July.