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Marathon world record holder Ruth Chepngetich banned in doping shock
Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich, who shattered the women's marathon world record last year, has been provisionally suspended on suspicion of doping, the Athletics Integrity Unit said on Thursday. Chepngetich improved the record to 2:09.56 in Chicago in October, becoming the first woman to break both the 2:11.00 and 2:10.00 in one go, taking just under two minutes off the record previously set by Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa in September 2023. For the record, in women's marathons, there are two world records — Chepngetich's, set in a mixed race at the 2024 Chicago Marathon, and Assefa's 2:15.50 women-only race record set at the London Marathon in April this year. But the 30-year-old Kenyan has been stood down after she tested positive to the banned diuretic hydrochlorothiazide on March 14 this year. AIU head Brett Clothier said 30-year-old Chepngetich's case was being investigated and would be heard by a disciplinary tribunal. 'When there is a positive test for diuretics and masking agents, a provisional suspension is not mandatory under the World Anti-Doping Code,' he explained. 'Chepngetich was not provisionally suspended by the AIU at the time of notification. However, on 19 April she opted for a voluntary provisional suspension while the AIU's investigation was ongoing. 'In the intervening months, the AIU continued its investigation and today issued a Notice of Charge and imposed its own provisional suspension.' In April, Chepngetich withdrew from the London Marathon, saying she was 'not in the right place mentally or physically to race my best'. Hydrochlorothiazide is used to treat fluid retention and hypertension. Marathon running has been hit with a series of high-profile doping cases in recent years. In February 2024, 2017 Tokyo Marathon winner Sarah Chepchirchir from Kenya was given an eight-year ban after she was found was found to have violated anti-doping regulations for a second time. It came a month after Kenyan pair Hosea Kimeli Kisorio and Ayub Kiptum were stood down for three years for use of recombinant erythropoietin (EPO) and testosterone respectively. Earlier this year, Sydney Marathon runner and another from Kenya Brimin Kipkorir was provisionally suspended after testing positive to EPO and Furosemide in an out-of-competition test in November 2024. While the provisional suspension is a big move, it's not certain that Chepngetich will be handed a long-term suspension although it seems there's a long battle ahead of her. Aussie 800m star Peter Bol was handed a provisional ban in January 2023 after a false positive finding for EPO. Bol claimed his innocence from the outset and fought the ban, eventually being cleared in August 2023 after his life was thrown into chaos. The Australian 800m record holder qualified for Paris but was unable to make it out of the repechage round after the ordeal. It was revealed after the event that Bol had considered scrapping his Olympic campaign six weeks out over the horrific saga.
Malay Mail
03-05-2025
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- Malay Mail
Over one million people sign up for 2026 London Marathon
LONDON, May 3 — Over 1.1 million people have signed up for next year's London Marathon, after a record breaking edition of the race took place last weekend, organisers said today. The number of applications for the 2026 race's ballot shattered last year's world record of 840,300 entries for the 2025 London Marathon. 'This is an absolutely staggering total which reaffirms London as by far the most popular marathon on the planet,' said Hugh Brasher, CEO of organisers London Marathon Events. Applications for the 2026 race are nearly double the total for the 2024 London Marathon, organisers said after the ballot closed on Friday. Last Sunday's 45th renewal also snatched the Guinness World Records title for largest number of finishers from the 2024 New York Marathon. Over 56,500 athletes crossed the finish line in blazing sunshine in the British capital, from the elite field through to those in fancy dress. New York had some 55,600 finishers. Last month's Paris Marathon had 56,950 starters but fewer finishers. The women's elite race also provided the spectators with a memory to treasure, Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa setting a new women's only world record of 2hr 15min 50sec. According to organisers, the 2025 race raised over £75 million (RM425.3 million) for charities, with participants fundraising for various causes. – AFP
The Hindu
03-05-2025
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- The Hindu
More than one million people sign up for 2026 London Marathon
Over 1.1 million people have signed up for next year's London Marathon, after a record breaking edition of the race took place last weekend, organisers said on Saturday. The number of applications for the 2026 race's ballot shattered last year's world record of 840,300 entries for the 2025 London Marathon. 'This is an absolutely staggering total which reaffirms London as by far the most popular marathon on the planet,' said Hugh Brasher, CEO of organisers London Marathon Events. Applications for the 2026 race are nearly double the total for the 2024 London Marathon, organisers said after the ballot closed on Friday. Last Sunday's 45th renewal also snatched the Guinness World Records title for largest number of finishers from the 2024 New York Marathon. Over 56,500 athletes crossed the finish line in blazing sunshine in the British capital, from the elite field through to those in fancy dress. New York had some 55,600 finishers. Last month's Paris Marathon had 56,950 starters but fewer finishers. The women's elite race also provided the spectators with a memory to treasure, Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa setting a new women's only world record of 2hr 15min 50sec. According to organisers, the 2025 race raised over £75 million ($99.5 million) for charities, with participants fundraising for various causes.
CNN
01-05-2025
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- CNN
London Marathon: Two protestors arrested for throwing powdered paint onto the course
Two protestors were arrested at the London Marathon on Sunday for throwing red powdered paint onto the course shortly before the men's elite race passed by, the Metropolitan Police confirmed. Video posted on social media by a group called Youth Demand showed two protestors wearing 'Stop Arming Israel' t-shirts jump over the barriers at Tower Bridge, stop in the road, and throw powdered paint in the air. One of the motorcycle outriders tackled the two protestors to the ground as the leading group of the men's race ran past unobstructed. Police added that the paint appeared to be 'chalk-based' and wasn't expected to pose any hazard to the runners. In the women's race, Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa secured a thrilling victory, striding away from everyone else to set a new women's-only world record too. Assefa finished the course in 2:15:50, smashing the previous women's-only record – the fastest marathon time set by a female runner without male pacemakers – by 26 seconds. Although the 28-year-old flirted with breaking Paula Radcliffe's course record of 2:15:25 set 22 years ago, that was ultimately a step too far for her. She dominated the closing stages of the race, dropping Kenya's Joyciline Jepkosgei who clung on for second place and finished in 2:18:43. Olympic champion Sifan Hassan crossed the line 16 seconds afterwards in third, after she had lost touch with the leading group around the halfway point. In the men's race, Kenya's Sabastian Sawe secured the biggest win of his career with a time of 2:02:27, attacking at the drinks station while his competitors slowed down and going on to cross the line alone. Behind him, Jacob Kiplimo – the half-marathon world record holder – finished second in an impressive 2:03:37 in his much anticipated marathon debut. In a thrilling race for third place, Alexander Mutiso Munyao crossed the line a hair's breadth ahead of Abdi Nageeye and had to wait for organizers to confirm his podium spot. Marathon great Eliud Kipchoge finished in sixth place. In the women's wheelchair race, Switzerland's Catherine Debrunner set a course record, sprinting down the finishing straight on The Mall to cross the line in 1:34:18. She finished just two seconds outside her own world record, setting a blistering pace that none of her competitors could match. The USA's Susannah Scaroni finished almost four minutes back in second place while Switzerland's Manuela Schär rounded out the podium with a time of 1:41:06. Meanwhile, Switzerland's Marcel Hug won the men's wheelchair race to take his seventh overall, and fifth consecutive, title in London. The 39-year-old completed the course in 1:25:25, almost a minute ahead of second-placed Tomoki Suzuki, securing his second major marathon victory of the week after winning in Boston on Monday. This story has been updated with additional information.
The Herald
29-04-2025
- Sport
- The Herald
London Marathon breaks world record for number of finishers
London Marathon organisers said Sunday's edition of the event set a world record for the number of finishers, eclipsing the previous mark of 55,646 set at last year's New York City Marathon. Organisers did not provide a final figure but said a new mark had been set at 6.35pm London time with runners still crossing the finish line. Kenyan Sabastian Sawe won the men's elite race while Ethiopian Tigst Assefa shattered the women's-only world record. 'The TCS London Marathon is the world's greatest marathon, and it is now officially the world's biggest marathon,' London Marathon Events CEO Hugh Brasher said on Sunday. A record 56,000 runners had been expected to participate in the 42.195km race that started at Greenwich Park, snaked along the River Thames before finishing on The Mall. Reuters
