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Thursday, 12 October 2006 |
British athlete Christine Ohuruogu appeals against drugs ban
British athlete Christine Ohuruogu has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against a one-year suspension for missing doping tests.
Christine Ohuruogu, 22, who is a 400m Commonwealth Games champion, was banned after missing three out-of-competition tests in 18 months and this would rule her out of events until September 2007.
The CAS revealed in a statement that Ohuruogu "requests the annulment of the decision," and said that appeal decisions were usually made within four months.
Under the rules of the IAAF, athletes must notify drug-testing bodies of their whereabouts and be available for surprise, out-of-competition tests.
UK Athletics decided that Christine Ohuruogu had contravened these rules, but added it was "a minor, unintentional infraction... due only to forgetfulness".
Christine Ohuruogu said that the main point of her appeal is because she wants more than anything to race in future Olympic Games.
Under the current ban she would not be eligible for future Olympics, a ruling, which Christine Ohuruogu has called "completely out of line".
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