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

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Clinic named by Ruti Aga did not exist, testers found Prescription signed by a family member, not a doctor One of the world’s leading marathon runners, Ruti Aga, has been banned for six years after anti-doping investigators found she submitted a fake…

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  1. BBC Sport
    Aga banned for fake prescription from family member

    Ruti Aga tried to explain a positive test for a banned substance with a fake prescription from a non-existent clinic.

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  2. The Independent
    Tokyo Marathon winner handed six-year doping ban for submitting fake prescription

    The Ethiopian was given a two-year ban for using a prohibited substance and an extra four years for tampering with the anti-doping investigation

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  3. The Guardian
    Six-year ban for top marathon runner who submitted fake prescription

    Clinic named by Ruti Aga did not exist, testers found Prescription signed by a family member, not a doctor One of the world’s leading marathon runners, Ruti Aga, has been banned for six years after…

    Read on The Guardian

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