Nigerian athlete Tobi Amusan has been cleared by the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) regarding doping allegations after dismissing the appeal filed by the World Athletics and World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) against the 100m hurdles star.

“CAS has dismissed the appeals filed by World Athletics (WA) and by WADA against the decision issued on17 August 2023 (the Challenged Decision) by the World Athletics Disciplinary Tribunal (WADT) in relation to the hurdler Oluwatobiloba (Tobi) Amusan (Nigeria),” a verdict by the court read.

In July 2023, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) placed Amusan on a provisional ban from all sporting activities and was subsequently charged with violation of anti-doping rules after she reportedly missed three whereabouts control tests within a 12-month period.

However, the former 100mH World Champion appealed the decision, and a month later, an Independent Disciplinary Tribunal sided with her, ruling that Amusan did not commit any anti-doping violations. However, the AIU did not agree with the decision and went ahead to file an appeal at sports’ highest court.

Meanwhile, the court has now sided with Amusan, affirming the initial independent panel decision that the 27-year-old did not violate any rule she was charged with over the alleged three missed whereabouts tests in 12 months and ruled that no period of ineligibility should be imposed on the runner.

“Accordingly, the Challenged Decision in which the WADT considered that Tobi Amusan did not violate Rule 2.4 of the WA Anti-Doping Rules (WA ADR) and that no period of ineligibility should be imposed on the Athlete is confirmed,” the verdict added.

“The Athlete was initially charged with committing an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV) under Rule 2.4 WA ADR following three alleged Whereabouts Failures within a 12-month period.

“In their respective appeal to CAS, WA and WADA had sought the imposition of a two-year period of ineligibility. The CAS Panel held a hearing on 19 January 2024.

“Having deliberated, the CAS Panel has issued its decision today dismissing both appeals.

“The CAS Panel unanimously acknowledged that the Athlete committed two filing failures but did not confirm the existence of a missed test, alleged by WA and WADA, which would have been the third Whereabouts Failure committed within a 12-month period.

“Accordingly, the CAS Panel concluded that the Athlete did not commit an ADRV and that the Challenged Decision should be confirmed.”

Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan on Sunday set a new record as she won the 100 metres hurdles in the Wanda Diamond League at the Silesia Stadium in the City of Chorzó, Poland.

Amusan, the world record holder in women’s 100m hurdles, won the race ahead of the U.S. duo Kendra Harrison and Ali Nia.

She also set a new meeting record and a new season best of 12.34 seconds.

The reigning world champion only won on the finish line by fractions of seconds in a typical photo finish.

Harrison Kendra was also given the same 12.34 seconds, whilst Ali Nia placed third with a time of 12.38 seconds.

Megan Tapper of Jamaica ran a time of 12.49 seconds to finish fourth in the race.

“It was not easy for me with injuries in my hamstring and knee. But I trusted in my coach and my work. It’s all about the process. I just won this in a smooth style. I was just running, and honestly, I had no idea that I had won when I crossed the finish line,” Amusan told reporters after the race.

Amusan’s blistering record-setting performance came on the heels of her recent comfortable win in the Nigerian national trials in Benin.

She had won in a time of 12.70 seconds, in wet conditions to book her ticket to the world championships in Budapest.

She had won the national title for the third time in a row.

The 26-year-old Amusan had, before the Nigerian trials, defeated Sarah Avalanche of Ireland, who finished second in 12.73 seconds.

Pia Skrzyszowska of Poland claimed the bronze medal in 12.78 seconds to win the Stockholm Diamond League with an impressive time of 12.52 seconds.

The double Commonwealth Games champion will defend her world title, and possibly her world record of 12.12 seconds, at the World Athletics Championships, in Hungary, Budapest from August 19 to 27.

Amusan has finished second, fourth and eighth in her last three outings of the season.

This was prior to her inspiring run in Stockholm, where she won with a time of 12.52 seconds.

The World Athletics has named American hurdler Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone the Female World Athlete of the Year, beating Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan and three others for the prestigious honour.

Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Peru’s Kimberly Garcia, and Venezuela’s Yulimar Rojas were the other finalists.

The World Athletics announced the American 400m hurdles Olympics and World Champion and World Record holder as the winner on its website.

McLaughlin-Levrone improved her own world 400m hurdles record by 0.78, first to 51.41 at the US Championships and then to an awe-inspiring 50.68 at the World Championships.

That secured her a first individual senior world title, and she followed it by anchoring the US team to another 4x400m victory.

The 23-year-old made a statement with her first 400m hurdles race of the year, clocking 51.61 in Nashville in early June.

At that point, it was the third-fastest time ever recorded, but the all-time list soon underwent further revisions.

Lining up at the US Championships at Hayward Field, McLaughlin stormed to victory in the 400m hurdles in 51.41, taking 0.05 off the mark she set at last year’s Tokyo Olympics.

“I think there’s a little bit more in the tank there,” she said after her US Championships win.

“Hopefully when it’s time we can just empty it completely.” Back at Hayward Field a month later, McLaughlin-Levrone obliterated her previous best, running 50.68 as the home crowd and the rest of the world watched on in amazement.

“All of my goals were accomplished this year,” said McLaughlin-Levrone.

“We were able to accomplish everything we set out to do. It couldn’t have been any better, and I was so grateful that I was able to produce that performance in front of a home crowd.”

As for Amusan, she took the world by storm when she ran 12.12s in the semi-final of the women’s 100m hurdles at the World Championships in Eugene, USA to break Kendra Harrison’s 12.20s World Record.

Amusan ran a faster time – 12.06s – in the final about one hour later to claim gold. The Nigerian hurdler also retained her Commonwealth Games title in Birmingham, UK, setting a Games record of 12.30s. She also retained her Diamond League trophy in her season-ending race.

Swede pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis was also named the Men’s World Athlete of the Year, while American teenager sensation Erriyon Knighton and Serbian javelin thrower Adriana Vilagos won the men’s and women’s Rising Stars awards respectively.