The scheduled date for the hearing of AIU's appeal against Tobi Amusan is January 19
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has scheduled January 19, 2024, as the hearing date for the appeal lodged by World Athletics, through the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). This appeal challenges the initial decision of the disciplinary tribunal in the case of World Athletics versus Nigeria and the World Record holder in the 100m hurdles, Tobi Amusan.
The AIU initiated the appeal on September 15, 2023, followed by WADA two days later. Both entities are pursuing the sanction of the Nigerian athlete for whereabouts failures in 2023.
Amusan had been provisionally suspended by the AIU in July 2023, accompanied by a notice of charge for an anti-doping rule violation. In a statement posted on Twitter at that time, now inaccessible, the AIU declared that the charge would be addressed by the Disciplinary Tribunal and resolved before the commencement of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
The three-member disciplinary tribunal exonerated the Nigerian athlete of two out of the three whereabouts failures. Subsequently, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) lifted the provisional suspension, clearing her on the eve of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, last August.
Emotionally distressed, Amusan was unable to mount an effective challenge, resulting in her failure to defend the 100m hurdles world title she had secured a year earlier.
Nevertheless, she demonstrated her supremacy in the event at the Diamond League final, securing victory over the reigning Olympic champion, Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, and the reigning world champion, Danielle Williams, successfully defending her title in Oregon, USA.
Despite the allegations, Amusan maintains her stance as a clean athlete and will once again need to affirm this at CAS. In response to a previous notice of charge from the AIU, she asserted on her social media page, "I am a clean athlete, and I am regularly (maybe more than usual) tested by the AIU."
It's important to note that CAS hearings are not open to the public and can take place in-person, via videoconference, or a combination of both formats.
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