Six-year ban for top marathon runner who submitted fake prescription
The Guardian • • sports
Key Points:
- Ethiopian marathon runner Ruti Aga has been banned for six years after submitting a fake prescription to explain a failed drug test for methylprednisolone.
- Aga tested positive for the banned substance following her win at a half-marathon in China in March, according to the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU).
- The AIU found the clinic on the prescription did not exist, and the signature was from a family member, not a registered doctor.
- Aga failed to respond to charges related to the substance use and tampering with the anti-doping process, resulting in the ban being issued without a hearing.
- The six-year ban includes two years for doping and four years for tampering with the anti-doping investigation.
