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World record holder, Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan has been cleared to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, starting next month, July.
The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) has dismissed appeals by the World Athletics (WA) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) against the women’s 100-metre hurdles world record holder.
The CAS agreed with an earlier verdict by the World Athletics Disciplinary Tribunal (WADT) that found Amusan not guilty of any anti-doping rule violations.
It would be recalled that the hurdler was suspended last year by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for missing drug tests three times within a 12-month period.
The body asked for a two-year period of ineligibility for Amusan.
However, the suspension was upturned by the AIU, which allowed her to run at the 2023 World Athletics Championship.
CAS verdict on Friday marks the end of a legal process that began with the WADT’s initial decision on August 17, 2023.