Ruti Aga, winner of the Tokyo Marathon, suspended for doping

Ethiopian athlete Ruti Aga, winner of the 2019 Tokyo Marathon, has been suspended for six years after testing positive for a banned substance and manipulating doping control processes. She tested positive for methylprednisolone during a half marathon in China and attempted to falsify documents to justify her use of the substance. The Athletics Integrity Unit reported that she provided false information and a fake prescription from a non-existent clinic. Her suspension includes two years for the positive test and four years for the forgery.