Athletics wishes it could scrub the women’s marathon world record – what can be done? | Sean Ingle
Following Ruth Chepngetich’s positive doping test five months after she set the 2024 women’s marathon world record, athletics officials express concern but lack clear mechanisms to invalidate the mark. The article examines the sport’s limited authority, potential reforms such as retroactive record stripping, and the broader implications for anti‑doping policy and record‑keeping integrity among athletes worldwide.