All may not be well yet with World 100m Hurdles Champion Tobi Amusan despite being cleared by the panel of Disciplinary Tribunal set up to look into her appeal against her suspension for Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV).
The Athletics Integrity Unit, the body created by World Athletics to manage all integrity issues in athletics has said it would appeal Tobi Amusan’s clearance to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
The AIU expressed disappointment at the panel of Disciplinary Tribunal set up to look into Amusan’s appeal following a whereabouts failures charge for absolving the Nigerian of any crime.
AIU Head Brett Clothier, according to a statement on the body’s official website, has indicated ‘the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) is disappointed by this decision.’
Clothier stated that the AIU “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 World Record holder and world champion’s provisional suspension has now been lifted with immediate effect, she can now compete at the World Championships in Budapest, starting Saturday, August 17.
