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AIU Suspends Marathon World-Record Holder Ruth Chepngetich After Formal Charge

The Athletics Integrity Unit has charged her for hydrochlorothiazide use, triggering a tribunal to decide potential WADA sanctions.

FILE - Ruth Chepngetich, from Kenya, crosses the finish line of the Chicago Marathon to win the women's professional division and break the women's marathon world record in Grant Park on Oct. 13, 2024. (Tess Crowley/Chicago Tribune via AP, file)
La atleta keniana Ruth Chepngetich celebra su victoria con récord del mundo en el Maratón de Chicago.
Ruth Chepngetich en un momento de felicidad, cuando batió el récord mundial de maraton femenina, en octubre pasado
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Overview

  • On July 17, the AIU issued a formal Notice of Charge and imposed its own provisional suspension after she accepted a voluntary ban in April.
  • A sample collected on March 14 tested positive for hydrochlorothiazide, a diuretic and masking agent banned under WADA’s S5 category.
  • Chepngetich is slated to appear before an independent disciplinary tribunal that will assess the level of any penalty.
  • Under the World Anti-Doping Code, diuretics and masking agents carry a possible sanction of up to two years.
  • The 30-year-old set the women’s marathon world record with a 2:09:56 in Chicago and is a three-time Chicago Marathon champion and 2019 world champion.