Athletics wishes it could scrub the women’s marathon world record – what can be done? | Sean Ingle
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Ruth Chepngetich’s failed doping test, five months after she obliterated the record in 2024, left the sport deeply uneasy but powerless to act When Ruth Chepngetich annihilated the women’s marathon world record in Chicago two years ago today, NBC’s commentators compared it to the moon landing . “Bring it on Neil Armstrong!” cried one. “She has done things in this sport that we have not seen,” said another. “Unbeliev…
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