Marathon Ruth Chepngetich for positive doping test suspended

Monaco-Ruth Chepngetich, world record holder for women's marathon, was temporarily suspended for a positive doping test on Thursday.

According to the athletics unit of Track and Field, Chepngetich in March tested and “tested and” decidedly tested for a forbidden diuretics and masking agent

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

She also won the marathon at the 2019 World Championships in Qatar, where the women's race began at midnight to avoid extreme daily heat.

The AIU did not give the 30-year-old runner a schedule for a disciplinary case.

Chepngetich was personally interviewed in Kenya in April and “inquiries about our investigation,” said Aiu official Brett Clothier in a statement.

The substance Chepngetich, which has been tested positively, hydrochlorothiazid or HCTZ, can be used to disguise the use of performance -enhancing medication.