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Ethiopia's Tsegay handed four-month doping ban
Key takeaways
- Gudaf Tsegay won bronze in the women's 10,000m at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo last year, but she has not competed since last October
- Former two-time world champion Gudaf Tsegay has been handed a four-month doping ban after admitting the presence of a prohibited substance in an out-of-competition test.
- The 29-year-old Ethiopian won the women's 5,000m world title in 2022 and the 10,000m crown in 2023 after taking bronze over the shorter distance at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
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Gudaf Tsegay won bronze in the women's 10,000m at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo last year, but she has not competed since last October
Former two-time world champion Gudaf Tsegay has been handed a four-month doping ban after admitting the presence of a prohibited substance in an out-of-competition test.
The 29-year-old Ethiopian won the women's 5,000m world title in 2022 and the 10,000m crown in 2023 after taking bronze over the shorter distance at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
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