Amusan free to compete at the Paris Olympics as CAS rejects WADA appeal
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed the appeals filed by World Athletics (WA) and by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) against the decision issued on August 17, 2023 (the Challenged Decision) by the World Athletics Disciplinary Tribunal (WADT) about the hurdler Tobi Amusan.
Accordingly, the Challenged Decision in which the WA 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 is confirmed.
The Athlete was initially charged with committing an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV) under Rule 2.4 WA ADR following three alleged Whereabouts Failures within 12 months.
In their respective appeal to CAS, WA and WADA had sought the imposition of two years of ineligibility.
The CAS Panel held a hearing on 19 January 2024. Having deliberated, the CAS Panel issued its decision Friday 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 12 months.
Accordingly, the CAS Panel concluded that the Athlete did not commit an ADRV and that the Challenged Decision should be confirmed
