Tobi Amusan, the world record holder in the 100-meter hurdles, has been given the all-clear to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and World Athletics (WA) both filed appeals against the decision to exonerate her of any doping crime, but the Court Arbitration of Sports (CAS) rejected them.
Amusan was charged by WA in July 2023 for violating Rule 2.4 WA ADR, an Anti-Doping Rule, after allegedly failing to provide accurate whereabouts three times in a 12-month period. Amusan, meantime, appealed the ruling.
In August 2023, the World Athletics Disciplinary Tribunal (WADT) found that Amusan had not broken Rule 2.4 of the WA Anti-Doping Rules (WA ADR) and that the athlete should not have to serve a period of ineligibility.
On Friday, however, CAS affirmed the WADT ruling in a statement. “WA and WADA had requested the imposition of a two-year period of ineligibility in their respective petitions to CAS. On January 19, the CAS Panel convened a hearing. The CAS Panel decided to dismiss both appeals today after deliberating.
“The CAS Panel unanimously agreed that the athlete had made two filing errors, but they did not verify the claims of a missed test made by WADA and WA, which would have made this the third whereabouts error in a year. As a result, the CAS Panel found that the athlete had not committed an ADRV and that the verdict under review ought to be upheld. (NAN)
