Six-year ban for top marathon runner who submitted fake prescription

The Guardian

Clinic named by Ruti Aga did not exist, testers found Prescription signed by a family member, not a doctor One of the world’s leading marathon runners, Ruti Aga, has been banned for six years after anti-doping investigators found she submitted a fake prescription to explain a failed drug test. The Ethiopian athlete won the Tokyo marathon in 2019 and has reached the podium at the Berlin and New York marathons. She tested positive for the banned substance methylprednisolone after winning a half-marathon in China in March, the Athletics Integrity Unit said on Thursday.