CAS clears Tobi Amusan for Paris Olympics

Nigeria’s 100m hurdles world record holder, Tobi Amusan has been cleared to run in the 2024 Paris Olympics Games.

The  Court Arbitration of Sports (CAS)  dismissed the appeals filed by World Athletics (WA) and by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) against the decision to clear her of a doping offence.

In July 2023, Amusan was charged by WA for  committing an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV), under Rule 2.4 WA ADR following three alleged whereabouts failures within a 12-month period.

Meanwhile, Amusan challenged the decision, and the World Athletics Disciplinary Tribunal (WADT) in August 2023, considered that Amusan did not violate Rule 2.4 of the WA Anti-Doping Rules (WA ADR) and that no period of ineligibility should be . imposed on the Athlete.

CAS in a statement on Friday, however upheld the decision of WADT.

“In their respective appeal 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 has 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.