Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU)

Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich confirmed for 2025 London Marathon

Kenya’s marathon queen Chepngetich suspended for anti-doping violations

Ruth Chepngetich, Kenya’s celebrated athlete and current women’s marathon world record holder, has been provisionally suspended for a doping offence by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), Afrosport reports. The 30-year-old tested positive for Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ), a banned substance found in a sample collected from her on 14 March, AIU revealed in a statement. Chepngetich made global headlines when she smashed the marathon world record at the...

AFN National Trials: Amusan, Itsekiri & Enekwechi emerge champions in Benin

Tobi Amusan: Nigerian cleared by CAS over doping charges, set for Paris 2024 Olympics

100m hurdles world recorder holder, Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan, has been cleared of any anti-doping rule violations by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over a whereabout rule violation filed by the athletics governing body, World Athletics, via its Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). The 27-year-old was initially charged by World Athletics in July 2023 for an alleged anti-doping violation under...