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Jebet runs into doping trouble: The Guardian reports Olympic champ failed tests

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Athletics - IAAF Athletics Diamond League meeting of Paris - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - 27/8/2016 - Ruth Jebet of Bahrain competes as she sets a world record in the women's 3000m steeplechase. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau
 

The World record-holding Bahraini is embroiled in a drug-testing scandal.

Olympic 3,000m steeplechase champion and world record-holder Ruth Jebet has tested positive for Erythropoietin (EPO), according to The Guardian.

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