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US marathon world record holder Emily Sisson has hit out at Kenya’s Ruth Chepng’etich following her shocking suspension due to an anti-doping rule violation.
Kenyan athletics is rocked with yet another major doping scandal after world marathon record holder Ruth Chepng’etich was handed a provisional suspension for an anti-doping rule violation.
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced Chepng’etich’s suspension on Thursday after banned substance diuretic hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) was detected in a sample collected from her on 14 March, 2025.
Used commonly as a masking agent, HCTZ has a minimum reporting level of 20 nanograms per millilitre (ng/mL) in urine but Chepng’etich's sample showed 3,800 ng/mL, 190 times above the normal range.
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That sent shockwaves across the Kenyan athletics fraternity, bringing Kenya into sharp focus yet again due to the country’s high prevalence of doping cases, while casting doubt on her marathon world record of 2:09:56, recorded at the 2024 Chicago Marathon, which shattered the previous mark by nearly two minutes.
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19:30 - 17.07.2025
Ruth Chepng'etich: Athletics Integrity Unit Provisionally Suspends World Record Holder
Ruth Chepng'etich has been provisionally suspended by the AIU after testing positive for a banned substance.
The news has seen varied reactions across the world and among them is American marathon record holder Emily Sisson, who competed with Chepng’etich at the 2022 Chicago Marathon, when she finished second in 2:18:29, as the Kenyan won the race in 2:14:18.
US Marathon Record Holder Slams Chepng’etich
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“Ignorance is bliss” is how you have to operate on a starting line to give yourself a shot and not count yourself out of any race. Plus, you have your own gut instinct but you can never really know,” Sisson posted on her Instagram stories.
“What has been something that has been hard for me to swallow lately, is feeling like trying to keep up has really taken a toll on my body. I try to keep things light and positive but when this news breaks, it feels like a punch in the gut.”
Sisson then went into details over the impact of the doping reports like Chepng’etich’s has on all athletes, who have to walk around with the perception that they are all cheating, while she feels it is killing the spirits of upcoming runners.
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10:20 - 18.07.2025
Ruth Chepngetich: What Next for the Marathon World Record Holder After Provisional Doping Suspension?
Marathon world record holder Ruth Chepngetich faces a provisional doping suspension, placing her future in athletics under serious uncertainty.
“To any young athlete out there that might think everyone is cheating, or must have a TUE (Therapeutic Use Exemption) I know you can only take my word but I promise it is possible to make it onto the world stage without doing so. Don’t lose hope,” she further said.
Chepng’etitch, the 2019 world marathon champion, has won the Chicago Marathon thrice in 2021, 2022 and 2024, and faces the prospect of a two-year ban if she is found to have cheated.
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