Gudaf Tsegay banned four months for doping violation, ending season
4 sources • 2 min read • Latest: Jun 12, 2026, 2:02 PM
Last updated Jun 12, 2026
Gudaf Tsegay, a two-time world champion and Olympic medalist runner from Ethiopia, has been banned for four months due to a doping violation, as announced by track and field authorities. The suspension comes after Tsegay tested positive for Letrozole last December. She failed to request a therapeutic use exemption for the medication related to a diagnosed health condition. As a result of the ban, Tsegay will miss all upcoming Diamond League meetings and the Ultimate Championships in Budapest, scheduled for September 11-13. Tsegay has not medaled in the 1,500, 5,000, and 10,000 events at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
- •Tsegay received a four-month ban for a doping violation.
- •She tested positive for Letrozole last December.
- •The ban prevents her from participating in the Diamond League.
- •Tsegay is scheduled to miss the Ultimate Championships in Budapest.
- •She has previously won world championships in 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters.
- 2:02 PMYahoo Sports — World champion runner Gudaf Tsegay hit with four-month doping ban
- 1:46 PMYahoo Sports — Ethiopia's Tsegay handed four-month doping ban
- 1:46 PMBBC Sport — Ethiopia's Tsegay handed four-month doping ban
- 1:16 PMYahoo Sports — Olympic and worlds medalist runner Tsegay banned 4 months in season-ending doping case
"Two-time world champion runner and Olympic medalist Gudaf Tsegay was banned for four months in a doping case, track and field authorities said Friday, effectively ending her season. The 29-year-old Ethiopian — who once held the indoor world record in the women’s 1,500 meters — had failed to ask in advance to use a medication for a diagnosed health condition, the Athletics Integrity Unit said in a statement. Tsegay tested positive last December for Letrozole, for which she later produced “supporting medical documents and evidence,” the AIU said, acknowledging “she would have received a (therapeutic use exemption) if it had been requested in advance."
"Former two-time world champion Gudaf Tsegay is banned for four months after admitting the presence of a prohibited substance in an out-of-competition test.
"Former two-time world champion Gudaf Tsegay is banned for four months after admitting the presence of a prohibited substance in an out-of-competition test.
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External links- Yahoo SportsJun 12, 2026, 2:02 PMWorld champion runner Gudaf Tsegay hit with four-month doping ban
Tsegay is now unlikely to compete again this season after her ban was confirmed on Friday
- Yahoo SportsJun 12, 2026, 1:46 PMEthiopia's Tsegay handed four-month doping ban
Former two-time world champion Gudaf Tsegay is banned for four months after admitting the presence of a prohibited substance in an out-of-competition test.
- BBC SportJun 12, 2026, 1:46 PMEthiopia's Tsegay handed four-month doping ban
Former two-time world champion Gudaf Tsegay is banned for four months after admitting the presence of a prohibited substance in an out-of-competition test.
- Yahoo SportsJun 12, 2026, 1:16 PMOlympic and worlds medalist runner Tsegay banned 4 months in season-ending doping case
Two-time world champion runner and Olympic medalist Gudaf Tsegay was banned for four months in a doping case, track and field authorities said Friday, effectively ending her season. The 29-year-old Ethiopian — who once held the indoor world record in the women’s 1,500 meters — had failed to ask in advance to use a medication for a diagnosed health condition, the Athletics Integrity Unit said in a statement. Tsegay tested positive last December for Letrozole, for which she later produced “supporting medical documents and evidence,” the AIU said, acknowledging “she would have received a (therapeutic use exemption) if it had been requested in advance."
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