Overview

• On July 17, the AIU issued a formal Notice of Charge against Chepngetich and imposed its own provisional suspension
• A sample taken from Chepngetich on March 14 tested positive for hydrochlorothiazide, a diuretic prohibited for its masking potential
• Chepngetich had already begun a voluntary provisional suspension on April 19 while the AIU investigation proceeded
• The runner withdrew from the April London Marathon, citing she was not mentally or physically prepared to compete
• Chepngetich holds the women’s marathon world record after running 2:09:56 in Chicago last October