Kenya's women's marathon world record-holder Ruth Chepngetich was banned for three years on Thursday after she admitted to anti-doping rule violations, but her 2:09:56 mark will remain on the books. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/24/more-sports/chepngetich-ban-marathon-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #ruthchepngetich #marathon #doping
India is battling to shake off its reputation for being one of the world's worst doping offenders as the country pushes an ambitious bid to host the 2036 Olympics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/09/17/india-doping-concerns/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #india #doping #wada #ioc
American Fred Kerley, a two-time 100m Olympic medalist, has been provisionally suspended for failing to notify anti-doping officials of his whereabouts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/08/13/fred-kerley-provisional-suspension/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #fredkerley #doping
Paris Olympic heavyweight boxing champion Lazizbek Mullojonov has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a prohibited substance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/07/30/mullojonov-provisional-suspension/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #lazizbekmullojonov #2024parisolympics #doping
Wimbledon champion Jannik Sinner has reappointed his former fitness coach with immediate effect. The world No. 1 had parted ways with the coach following the investigation into his doping scandal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/24/tennis/sinner-reappoints-fitness-coach/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #tennis#janniksinner #doping
Thymen Arensman gave Ineos-Grenadiers something to cheer about, despite a doping cloud hanging over the team, as he won the 14th stage of the Tour de France on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/20/more-sports/thymen-arensman-wins-tour-stage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #tourdefrance #doping#ineosgrenadiers #thymenarensman#tadejpogacar#jonasvingegaard
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. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/18/more-sports/chepngetich-suspended-banned-substance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports#ruthchepngetich #marathon #doping
Chinese swimmers took more anti-doping tests this year than swimmers from any other country ahead of the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore this month, the Aquatics Integrity Unit said in a report. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/14/more-sports/china-swimmers-doping/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #china #swimming #doping #worldaquaticschampionships