Athletics (sprint) · Bahrain · AIU for World Athletics (Disciplinary Tribunal), appeals by World Athletics and WADA
Salwa Eid Naser: doping case, ban and appeal
Ban ended CAS imposed two years from 30 June 2021 with credit for about four months, which Al Jazeera reported meant the ban ended in early 2023.
Ban length2 years (CAS, 30 June 2021). The first instance tribunal had found no violation.
Start30 June 2021
Violation
Whereabouts failures (Article 2.4 of the IAAF Anti-Doping Rules): filing failures and missed tests between March 2019 and January 20201,2
Results disqualified
All competitive results from 25 November 2019 until notification of the CAS award. Al Jazeera reported she keeps her 2019 world 400m title.
Appeals
- World Athletics Disciplinary Tribunal, 14 October 2020: No violation foundThe tribunal found no anti-doping rule violation.1
- CAS (appeals by World Athletics and WADA), 30 June 2021: UpheldCAS set aside the tribunal decision, found her guilty of a violation of Article 2.4 and imposed two years from 30 June 2021, with credit for the provisional suspension of 4 June 2020 to 14 October 2020.1,2
Sources
- Court of Arbitration for Sport, CAS media release 7526 and 7559, World Athletics and WADA v Salwa Eid Naser (30 June 2021)
- Al Jazeera, Bahraini 400m world champ Salwa Eid Naser gets 2 year doping ban (30 June 2021)