There could be other reasons for taking it. In 2023, hydrochlorothiazide was prescribed 31 million times in the United States alone, making it the 16th most commonly prescribed medicine. Do you suggest there are 31 million athletes taking it to cover up their doping in the USA because that is the only possible reason?
Maybe it was to mask other doping, and getting busted for hydrochlorothiazide is already WADA Doping in and of itself, but that wasn't the question. For clarity, I said "diuretics didn't make her faster", unless I guess if she was running to the toilet.
It’s prescribed to old people with heart failure and hypertension. How many of those 31 million are in their 20s with a VO2 max in the 0.1%?
Ah, so at least we agree that there is another reason.
I don't know how many, but I stand by "diuretics didn't make her faster".
All of the above helps, and can be done rather easily.
As for installing a quiet doorbell, that only helps when you are at home, not when the tester comes to your training session on the track, and of course only twice within 12 months.
As for Chepngetich, the most likely explanation is that she panicked and thus stupidly overdosed. Not all dopers are perfect and smart at all times, or none would ever slip up and test positive. Most fortunately, I would say.
A masking drug presumes doping. There is no other reason for taking it. AIU knows this. Thanks for clearing that up.
There could be other reasons for taking it. In 2023, hydrochlorothiazide was prescribed 31 million times in the United States alone, making it the 16th most commonly prescribed medicine. Do you suggest there are 31 million athletes taking it to cover up their doping in the USA because that is the only possible reason?
Maybe it was to mask other doping, and getting busted for hydrochlorothiazide is already WADA Doping in and of itself, but that wasn't the question. For clarity, I said "diuretics didn't make her faster", unless I guess if she was running to the toilet.
No woman takes a diuretic because she is unwell and runs a 2:09 marathon. You set world records for doping denial.
There could be other reasons for taking it. In 2023, hydrochlorothiazide was prescribed 31 million times in the United States alone, making it the 16th most commonly prescribed medicine. Do you suggest there are 31 million athletes taking it to cover up their doping in the USA because that is the only possible reason?
Maybe it was to mask other doping, and getting busted for hydrochlorothiazide is already WADA Doping in and of itself, but that wasn't the question. For clarity, I said "diuretics didn't make her faster", unless I guess if she was running to the toilet.
No woman takes a diuretic because she is unwell and runs a 2:09 marathon. You set world records for doping denial.
She tested positive with a concentration of 3800ng/mL in her urine sample. The legal limit from WADA is 20ng/mL. Even if she was on Hydrochlorothiazide for legitimate reasons there is no good explanation for her concentration to be so high. It's clearly masking something like EPO or nandrolone.
The fact that the AIU included all of these screenshots in the report is surprising. It shows they're still going after her and investigating the claims in these WhatsApp messages. They are going to go back and examine her historical biological passport to look for trends. I'm remaining hopeful this is just the beginning.
Would have been a 4 year ban but she admitted guilt:
"On 10 September 2025, the AIU received an Admission of Anti-Doping Rule Violations and Acceptance of Consequences Form signed by the Athlete."
Wonder if she'll be back for LA Olympics - her eligibility period begins April 19, 2028 and the 2028 London marathon is scheduled for April 23. If she runs 2:10 or 2:11, who knows?
1. WA is not afraid to ban the big stars (another example was Ben Johnson and there are others). They're actually testing and getting rid of whoever tests positive.
2. BAN KENYA.
3. BAN KENYA.
3. BAN KENYA
What about Ethiopia? Results are very similar, Kenya is just catching them, banning the entire country would send the message best not to be too good at catching cheats.
@rojo, could you rein in your little drug cheat pet mod? I've gotten multiple posts removed in this thread for nothing other than correctly including him on a list of cheaters whose records should be expunged. A damnation memoriae, if you will.
Chicago Marathon should sue her and demand her winnings back. That was quite a spectacular heist she pulled off.
Usually the prize money is settled after the doping test from the event is analyzed. Her sample from that event was apparently negative and her positive test came much later than the event. There is no evidence that she was doped during or just before the marathon which means that by law she is innocent.
You shouldn't be sentenced without evidence even if somebody could be quilty. The justice system already puts many innocent people in jail with bad evidence and we don't need any more of that (for example one guy who was retroactively proven quilty in a murder case because DNA analyzing methods got better. The initial convict who was innocent was in jail for more than 10 years)
If Russia can be banned for systemic doping violations, can't Kenya?
I doubt that it's a state sponsored affair where secret service agents also swapped samples in the olympics.
In Kenya there are individual athletes who want to lift themselves and their family out of poverty and thus the temptation to use banned substances is very real.
Anyway the situation is completely different compared to Russia.