Women’s 400-meter world champion Salwa Eid Naser faced a new legal case Thursday that could see her banned before the Tokyo Olympics. Track and fields Athletics Integrity Unit said it appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against a decision last month to close a case against Naser, who had been charged with breaking anti-doping rules. The ruling meant …
The women’s 400-meter world champion Salwa Eid Naser has avoided being banned for a doping rule violation on a technicality, according to a ruling published Tuesday. The 22-year-old Naser ran the fastest women’s 400 since 1985 to win the world title last year in Doha, Qatar. The same technicality — counting back the date of a rule violation to take …
The women’s 400-meter world champion has avoided being banned for a doping rule violation on a technicality, according to a ruling published Tuesday. The Athletics Integrity Unit said the charges against Bahraini runner Salwa Eid Naser for missed tests and filing failures were dismissed by an independent tribunal. The 22-year-old Naser ran the fastest women’s 400 since 1985 to win …