The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has lifted the provisional suspension placed on Nigeria’s 100m women hurdler, Tobi Amusan with immediate effect.
Amusan was suspended by the AIU 19 July after she was said to have missed three whereabouts.
However, AIU reviewed the suspension on Thursday after a panel of Disciplinary Tribunal found that Amusan did not commit an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV).
The unit, in a statement in Monaco, France said: “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.”
Amusan is currently the world record holder in 100m hurdles. She ran a time of 12.12 seconds to set a new world record at the World Athletics championship in 2022.
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) is the independent body created by the World Athletics that manages all integrity issues – both doping and non-doping – for the sport of athletics.
The remit of the AIU includes anti-doping, the pursuit of individuals engaged in age or competition results manipulation, investigating fraudulent behaviour with regards to transfers of allegiance, and detecting other
misconduct, including bribery and breaches of betting rules.
It is the AIU’s role to drive cheats out of our sport, and to do everything within its power to support honest athletes around the world who dedicate their lives to reaching their sporting goals through dedication and hard work.
