Marathon world record-holder Chepngetich suspended for positive doping test

MONACO AP Women s marathon world record-holder Ruth Chepngetich was provisionally suspended for a positive doping test on Thursday Track and field s Athletics Integrity Unit stated Chepngetich tested positive for a banned diuretic and masking agent in March and opted for a voluntary provisional suspension while the AIU s research was ongoing The Kenyan runner set the world record by almost two minutes at the Chicago Marathon last October in hours minutes seconds It was her third win in Chicago She also won the marathon at the world championships in Qatar where the women s race started at midnight to avoid extreme daytime heat The AIU gave no timetable for a disciplinary situation for the -year-old runner Chepngetich was interviewed in person in Kenya in April and complied with requests regarding our inspection AIU official Brett Clothier commented in a message The substance Chepngetich tested positive for hydrochlorothiazide or HCTZ can be used to disguise the use of performance-enhancing drugs AP sports https apnews com hub sports Source