Marathon world record-holder Chepngetich suspended for positive doping test

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)

 Tess Crowley

MONACO (AP) 鈥 Women鈥檚 marathon world record-holder Ruth Chepngetich was provisionally suspended for a positive doping test on Thursday.

Track and field鈥檚 Athletics Integrity Unit said Chepngetich tested positive for a banned diuretic and masking agent in March and 鈥渙pted for a voluntary provisional suspension while the AIU鈥檚 investigation was ongoing."

The Kenyan runner set the world record by almost two minutes at the Chicago Marathon last October in 2 hours, 9 minutes, 56 seconds. It was her third win in Chicago.

She also in Qatar, where the women's race started at midnight to avoid extreme daytime heat.

The AIU gave no timetable for a disciplinary case for the 30-year-old runner.

Chepngetich was interviewed in person in Kenya in April and 鈥渃omplied with requests regarding our investigation,鈥 AIU official Brett Clothier said in a statement.

The substance Chepngetich tested positive for, hydrochlorothiazide or HCTZ, can be used to disguise the use of performance-enhancing drugs.

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