The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has appealed the decision that vindicated Nigerian hurdler, Tobi Amusan from a violation for missing drug tests....CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
The anti-doping regulators said it iled an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport last week.
After Amusan failed three whereabouts control tests within a 12-month period, the AIU earlier in July charged her with breaking the anti-doping regulations and placed her on a provisional ban from all athletic events.
It provisionally suspended Amusan for missing three tests in a year.
An appeal panel later overturned the suspension, which allowed the Nigerian to compete earlier this summer at the world championships, where she finished sixth.
If found guilty, the 26-year-old might be suspended for a year or more.
The body made this known on Monday via their official X account (formerly Twitter).
“The AIU filed an appeal last Friday (15 September 2023) with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the Disciplinary Tribunal’s decision, dated 17 August 2023, that Tobi Amusan did not commit an anti-doping rule violation for Whereabouts Failures.
“The AIU will make no further comment on the matter until the conclusion of the appeal.”
This latest move by the AIU poses another hurdle for the World Record hurdler as CAS would either overturn the Disciplinary Tribunal’s decision and impose a sanction on her or affirm the innocence of the star Nigerian athlete, popularly called Tobi Express.
In the build-up to the World Championship held in Budapest, Amusan, who then was the defending champion and world record holder in the 100m hurdles, was facing a possible four-year ban after being adjudged to have wrongfully missed three out-of-competition drug tests in 12 months.
Recall that Amusan won Eugene Diamond League last week.
Amusan started off strong and maintained her lead, clearing the final hurdle and finishing with an impressive season best time of 12.33secs. Camacho-Quinn from Puerto Rico gave a strong chase, coming in second in 12.38secs, while USA’s Harrison took third place in a time of 12.44secs.
The world champion, Jamaica’s Williams, finished fourth in 12.47secs…READFULL
