Marathon world record-holder Chepngetich suspended for positive doping test
The Kenyan runner set the world record by almost two minutes at the Chicago Marathon last October in 2 hours, 9 minutes, 56 seconds.
The AIU gave no timetable for a disciplinary case.
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