- Investigation was ongoing at the time of Doha worlds, says AIU
- Naser provisionally suspended after fourth missed test
The curious case of Salwa Eid Naser’s missed drug tests deepened on Sunday when it emerged she was allowed to run at the world championships last year despite missing three tests beforehand and was provisionally suspended only after missing a fourth in January.
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), which oversees drug-testing cases in track and field, said Naser was under scrutiny for three “whereabouts failures” before her world championship victory in Doha, where the 22-year-old ran 48.18sec to take a stunning gold medal in the third-fastest 400m time in history.
Written by Sean Ingle
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jun/07/salwa-eid-naser-under-whereabouts-scrutiny-before-last-years-400m-gold under the title “AIU says Salwa Eid Naser missed three drug tests before winning world 400m title”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
