Tobi Amusan, Nigeria’s 100-metre hurdles world record holder, has been authorised to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) dismissed appeals made by World Athletics (WA) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) challenging the decision to clear her of a doping conviction.
In July 2023, WA charged Amusan with an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV) under Rule 2.4 WA ADR for three alleged whereabouts failures in a 12-month period.
Meanwhile, Amusan appealed the verdict, and in August 2023, the World Athletics Disciplinary Tribunal (WADT) determined that Amusan did not break Rule 2.4 of the WA Anti-Doping Rules (WA ADR) and that no period of ineligibility should be imposed on him.
CAS, in a statement issued on Friday, upheld WADT’s ruling.
“In their respective appeals to CAS, WA and WADA had sought the imposition of a two-year period of ineligibility.
“The CAS Panel held a hearing on Jan. 19. Having deliberated, the CAS Panel issued its decision today, dismissing both appeals.
“The CAS Panel unanimously acknowledged that the athlete committed two filing failures but did not confirm the existence of a missed test, alleged by WA and WADA, which would have been the third whereabouts failure committed within a 12-month period.
“Accordingly, the CAS Panel concluded that the athlete did not commit an ADRV and that the challenged decision should be confirmed,” CAS noted.
