Mumbai, July 18: Women's marathon world record-holder Ruth Chepngetich was provisionally suspended for a positive doping test, track and field's Athletics Integrity Unit said on Thursday. Chepngetich tested positive for a banned diuretic and masking agent in March and “opted for a voluntary provisional suspension while the AIU's investigation was ongoing,” the investigators said. Rohit Benediction Sets New National Record in Men’s 50 m Butterfly at World University Games 2025, Tamil Nadu Swimmer Qualifies for Semi-Finals.

The Kenyan runner set the world record by almost two minutes at the Chicago Marathon last October in 2 hours, 9 minutes, 56 seconds. The AIU gave no timetable for a disciplinary case.

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