The Athletics Integrity Unit, (AIU) has cleared Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan of doping violations with the provisional suspension on her lifted.
Having now received an all-clear, Amusan who is the World, Commonwealth, and African champion in the 100 m hurdles, will take part in the World Championship billed for Budapest, Hungary.
In a statement, AIU, an organisation founded in 2017 to combat doping in the sport of athletics disclosed that Ms. Amusan has not committed any offence in which case her “provisional suspension has now been lifted with immediate effect.”
“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,” the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said in a Thursday evening statement.
“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.”
