The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has set 19 January 2024, as the date for hearing the appeal filed by World Athletics via the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), challenging the first instance decision of the disciplinary tribunal in World Athletics Vs Nigeria and World Record holder in the 100m hurdles, Tobi Amusan.
Earlier, AIU had reported Amusan to CAS on 15 September 2023, after a ruling of its Disciplinary Tribunal found out that she had not violated antidoping rules that call for a suspension for missing tests.
In a statement by AIU via its official X handle, formerly known as Twitter, Amusan is expected to know her fate on 19 January.
“The charge will be heard by the Disciplinary Tribunal and determined before the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, January 19”.
Amusan set the women’s 100m hurdles world record at the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon in July 2022 with a time of 12.12secs in the semi-final.
She went on to win gold in the final with a time of 12.06secs that did not go into the record books because the tailwind was too strong.
