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World marathon record holder Ruth Chepng'etich suspended for doping
Ruth Chepng'etich crosses the finish line in the 10km senior women's race during the Kenya Prisons National Cross Country Championship at the Kenya Prisons Staff Training College on December 17, 2024.
Photo credit: Chris Omollo | Nation Media Group
What you need to know:
- The substance was detected in a sample collected from Chepngetich on March 14.
- In April, the Kenyan athlete withdrew from the London Marathon.
Women's marathon world record-holder Ruth Chepngetich has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit for the presence and use of the prohibited substance hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ).
The substance, a diuretic, was detected in a sample collected from the Kenyan athlete on March 14, the AIU said in a statement on Thursday.
