Overview
- Ruth Chepngetich’s 2:09:56 from the 2024 Chicago Marathon remains the legal world record despite her three-year doping ban and results being wiped only from March 2025.
- Sebastian Coe says records are hard to annul without proof of a doping violation at the time of the performance, often requiring a positive test.
- The Athletics Integrity Unit rejected Chepngetich’s claim that she took her housemaid’s medicine and says further potential violations are under investigation.
- AIU chairman David Howman warned the system has stalled and that intentional elite dopers are evading detection, damaging credibility.
- Coe urged a pivot to intelligent, AI-enhanced testing and highlighted preparations for the inaugural Ultimate Championships in Budapest next September with a $10 million prize fund.