Kenya’s Ruth Chepng’etich Handed Three-Year Doping Ban

Monaco — Kenya’s Ruth Chepng’etich, who is the women’s marathon world record holder, has been slapped with a three-year doping ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), after admitting to Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) regarding the presence and use of hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ).

The 31-year-old Kenyan, a former world marathon champion and a three-time winner of the Chicago Marathon, accepted the charges and sanction following a positive test for the banned diuretic from a sample on 14…