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RUTH CHEPNGETICH

Ruth Chepngetich celebrates after finishing first in the women¡¯s race, setting a world record at 2:09:56 during the Chicago Marathon at Grant Park on Oct. 13, 2024.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Oct 24, 2025
Chepngetich retains women¡¯s marathon world record despite three-year ban
Chepngetich, who smashed the record in Chicago last October, was provisionally suspended in July this year
Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya finishes first in the women¡¯s race to set a new world record during the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 13, 2024.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Jul 18, 2025
Marathon world record-holder Chepngetich suspended over banned substance
Women's marathon world record-holder Ruth Chepngetich has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit for the presence and use of the prohibited substance hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ).
Ruth Chepngetich celebrates after breaking the women's marathon world record to win the Chicago Marathon on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Oct 14, 2024
Ruth Chepngetich shatters women¡¯s marathon world record
Chepngetich, who also won in Chicago in 2021 and 2022, dedicated her latest victory to Kelvin Kiptum, who died in a car accident at the age of 24 in February.
Japan Times
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Sep 28, 2019
Ruth Chepngetich beats heat, wins midnight marathon at world championships
Kenya¡¯s Ruth Chepngetich overcame extreme heat and humidity to win the IAAF World Athletics Championships midnight marathon on Friday, in a grueling test of survival that saw nearly a third of the 70 starters fail to reach the finish line.
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Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
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