Ohuruogu wins appeal

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The 23-year-old Londoner took her case to a Sports Dispute Resolutions Panel and successfully overturned a British Olympic Association by-law precluding athletes found guilty of drug-test offences from competing in future Games.

Ohuruogu, who in August sensationally won the 400 metres world championship title just three weeks after finishing a one-year suspension, is now clear to compete in Beijing next year.

A statement from the BOA said: "The appeals panel unanimously agreed that the written evidence supplemented by the answers given by both parties at the oral hearing provided the necessary information to take an early decision in Christine Ohuruogu's appeal.

"It was agreed that any delay in making the decision would not be in the interests of any of the involved parties.

"The panel decided that Christine Ohuruogu's appeal had been successful due to significant mitigating circumstances."

Further information regarding the panel's reasoning will be made available at a later date but BOA chief executive Simon Clegg said they were happy to be able to welcome Ohuruogu into the team for Beijing.

"The BOA will now be pleased to welcome Christine Ohuruogu as part of Team GB in Beijing next year in the event of her successful nomination by UK Athletics," he said.

Clegg also defended the procedures which led to the ban being imposed in the first place.

"The BOA and the panel both stress that no advance notice out of competition testing is a fundamental part of ensuring an effective fight against doping in sport," he added.