Overview
- The Athletics Integrity Unit announced a three-year suspension following Chepngetich’s admission of anti-doping rule violations involving hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ).
- Her ban is backdated to April 19, 2025, with results disqualified from the March 14, 2025 sample date.
- The March sample showed about 3,800 ng/mL of HCTZ, far above WADA’s 20 ng/mL minimum reporting limit.
- Chepngetich later said she took a housemaid’s medication while ill; the AIU deemed the conduct reckless, initially seeking four years before a one-year reduction for early admission.
- All results before March 14, 2025 remain valid, including her 2:09:56 world record from Chicago, and the AIU says it is still examining suspicious material recovered from her phone.