Ruth Chepng'etich

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Ruth Chepng'etich (born 8 August 1994) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. She holds the world record in the marathon with a time of 2.09:56, set at the 2024 Chicago Marathon. Chepng'etich also won a gold medal in the event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships. Her fastest half marathon time is 1.04:02, which she ran in Istanbul in April 2021. Chepng'etich was given a three-year suspension from competition by the Athletics Integrity Unit beginning in April 2025, following a positive test for the banned substance hydrochlorothiazide, which she later admitted to using.

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