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

Clinic named by Ruti Aga did not exist, testers foundPrescription signed by a family member, not a doctorOne 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 …

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Clinic named by Ruti Aga did not exist, testers foundPrescription signed by a family member, not a doctorOne 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 …

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