Ruti Aga faces a six-year ban over a fake prescription to explain a positive banned-substance test; Kenyan athletics figure linked to governance/sport.
The Ethiopian runner Ruti Aga has been handed a six-year ban after authorities found she used a non-existent clinic prescription signed by a non-registered doctor to justify a positive methylprednisolone test taken after a March half-marathon in China. She has previously medaled at World Marathon Majors and won Tokyo in 2019. The ban comprises two years for the substance and four years for tampering with investigations, running from 10 September 2026.
Kenyan Olympic and world-champion marathoner Peres Jepchirchir has been provisionally suspended after an out-of-competition test in Kenya returned an adverse result for EPO. Sydney Marathon winner Jepchirchir is entitled to due process, with organizers stressing their commitment to a level playing field.