Tobi Amusan cleared of alleged doping violations, set to compete in World Championships

Women's hurdles world record-holder Tobi Amusan was on Wednesday 17 August cleared to compete in the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary after being cleared from having missed doping tests.

Amusan had on 19 July been charged with an alleged anti-doping rule violation, where it was indicated that the 26 year old had missed 3 missed tests in 12 months.

Wednesday’s statement from the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) - the independent body created by the World Athletics that manages all integrity issues – both doping and non-doping – for the sport of athletics - however indicated that Amusan had not committed an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV), and that her provisional suspension “has now been lifted with immediate effect.”

“I am thrilled to put this behind me, and I look forward to defending my title at next week’s world championships,” Amusan posted on her social media. “I generally have been and consistently will be an ally of CLEAN SPORT.”

Amusan lowered the world record from 12.20 seconds to 12.12 in the semifinals of last July’s worlds in Eugene, Oregon.

The Nigerian would later win the final in 12.06 later that day, but that time didn’t count for record purposes because there was too much tailwind.

This season, Amusan ranks second in the world by best time (12.34) behind Olympic gold medalist Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico (12.31).

“The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) is disappointed by this decision and 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,” AIU Head Brett Clothier added in a statement. “The decision is currently confidential but will be published in due course.”

The first round of the 100m hurdles at worlds in Budapest is Tuesday 22 August.

Additional reporting by NBC Sports