Olympic Champ Asli Cakir Alptekin Cleared to Race Again
Olympic Champ Asli Cakir Alptekin Cleared to Race Again
Associated PressMONACO (AP) -- Olympic gold medalist Asli Cakir Alptekin of Turkey has been cleared to race again as she appeals an eight-year doping suspen
Associated Press
MONACO (AP) -- Olympic gold medalist Asli Cakir Alptekin of Turkey has been cleared to race again as she appeals an eight-year doping suspension.
Alptekin was banned in August for eight years for blood doping and gave up her 1,500-meter gold medal from the 2012 Olympics, but is now appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to reduce the ban, saying she assisted a corruption inquiry.
The IAAF, track's world governing body, tells The Associated Press on Sunday in an e-mailed statement that "it was CAS who have provisionally lifted the suspension and allowed her to compete."
Alptekin faces a CAS hearing Monday but the verdict may not be given immediately. She could in theory meet Olympic qualifying standards in time for next month's games if the ban is overturned.
July 9, 2016 UPDATE: The Court of Arbitration dismissed Alptekin's appeal and her period of ineligibility stands. She will not compete at the 2016 Olympic Games.
MONACO (AP) -- Olympic gold medalist Asli Cakir Alptekin of Turkey has been cleared to race again as she appeals an eight-year doping suspension.
Alptekin was banned in August for eight years for blood doping and gave up her 1,500-meter gold medal from the 2012 Olympics, but is now appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to reduce the ban, saying she assisted a corruption inquiry.
The IAAF, track's world governing body, tells The Associated Press on Sunday in an e-mailed statement that "it was CAS who have provisionally lifted the suspension and allowed her to compete."
Alptekin faces a CAS hearing Monday but the verdict may not be given immediately. She could in theory meet Olympic qualifying standards in time for next month's games if the ban is overturned.
July 9, 2016 UPDATE: The Court of Arbitration dismissed Alptekin's appeal and her period of ineligibility stands. She will not compete at the 2016 Olympic Games.