There is renewed hope for Team Nigeria as a majority decision on Thursday, did not find World record-holder Tobi Amusan guilty of Anti-Doping Rule Violation charges.
The Athletics Integrity Unit AIU in a statement however has decided to review the reasoning behind this decision in details, before deciding whether to exercise it’s right to appeal.
“A panel of the Disciplinary Tribunal, by majority decision, has today found that Tobi Amusan has not committed an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV) of three Whereabouts Failures within a 12-month period.
AIU Head Brett Clothier has indicated the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) is disappointed by this decision and will review the reasoning in detail before deciding whether to exercise its right of appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) within the applicable deadline.
The decision is currently confidential but will be published in due course.
Amusan’s provisional suspension has now been lifted with immediate effect.” The statement read.
Amusan now has the chance to defend the only title she has not defended in her career after her successful defence of her Nigerian, African Championships, African Games, Commonwealth Games and Diamond League titles.
The World 100m hurdles record holder will however hope that AIU’s appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will go her way.
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