Marathon Star Aga Banned Six Years for Doping and Misleading Investigation
The Athletics Integrity Unit said the six-year ban includes four years for tampering after investigators found a fake prescription and a positive drug test.
- The Athletics Integrity Unit banned Ruti Aga for six years after finding she submitted a fraudulent prescription to explain a positive drug test.
- Aga tested positive for the banned substance methylprednisolone while winning a half marathon in China in March, triggering the investigation.
- Investigators uncovered that the clinic named on the document did not exist, and a family member who was not a registered doctor signed the fake prescription.
- Sanctions include two years for substance use and four additional years for "Tampering" after she failed to respond to charges.
- Aga received the penalty without a hearing, ending a career spanning victories at the Tokyo Marathon, Berlin, and New York Marathons.
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Marathon champion Ruti Aga banned for six years after forging prescription from fake clinic
Former Tokyo Marathon champion Ruti Aga has been banned for six years after anti-doping investigators found she submitted a forged prescription from a fictional clinic to explain a failed drugs test.
Tokyo Marathon Champion Handed Six-Year Ban After Submitting Fake Doctor’s Prescription
On March 15, 2026, Ethiopian marathon runner Ruti Aga secured a big victory by winning the Meishan Renshou Half Marathon in China in 1:08:04. However, a sample collected during the race later tested positive for methylprednisolone. Aga attributed the positive result to medication she had received in Ethiopia to treat a knee injury and submitted […]
Los Angeles Times
Independent EspañolMONACO (AP) — Marathonist Ruti Aga was suspended for six years after athletics anti-doping researchers determined that she presented a false prescription to explain failed anti-doping control.
Aga, 32, was the winner of the Tokyo marathon in 2019 and finished in the Top 3 in four of the calendar’s big marathons (World Marathon Majors). She tested positive for methylprednisolone in an anti-doping test last March in China. That substance is commonly used as a medicine for severe asthma cases and is included in the list of items banned for athletes. AIU further noted that Aga tried to deceive researchers by providing false information in…
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