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Marathon World Record Holder Ruth Chepngetich Provisionally Suspended After Testing Positive For Hydrochlorothiazide

Marathon World Record Holder Ruth Chepngetich Provisionally Suspended After Testing Positive For Hydrochlorothiazide

Marathon world record holder Ruth Chepngetich has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit after testing positive for Hydrochlorothiazide in a test on March 14th. Hydrochlorothiazide can be used to mask the presence of banned drugs. The minimum reporting concentration is 20 ng/mL. The AIU notes she had an estimated concentration of 3800 ng/mL in urine. The positive test …

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