LONDON ¨C World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said he was as frustrated as anyone at the farcical situation surrounding the legal world record belonging to banned Kenyan Ruth Chepngetich¡¯s marathon but added that the governing body¡¯s hands are tied.
Chepngetich¡¯s astonishing run of 2 hours, 9 minutes and 56 seconds in Chicago in October 2024 remains the legal world record even though she was handed a three-year anti-doping ban this year, with her results expunged only from March.
Her excuse that she took her housemaid¡¯s medicine was dismissed by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), which says it is continuing to investigate Chepngetich for other potential violations.
With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display name in the Profile section of your subscriber account page.