Christine Ohuruogu appealed her Olympics ban before the British Olympic Association, and won. They ruled that mitigating circumstances in her case, a story that sounds like a genuine misunderstanding and not any dishonesty, make her eligible to compete in the Olympics.

But the BOA said in a statement: “The panel decided that Christine Ohuruogu’s appeal had been successful due to significant mitigating circumstances.”

Ohuruogu, 23, had originally been banned for missing three out-of-competition tests after failing to be at training locations at times she had specified to testers.

I think the FOURTEEN negative drug tests she took in the following year make missing the tests seem like an unlucky mistake, but the BOA had more to say.

“Athletes must be fully aware of their obligations to keep their whereabouts information up to date at all times and must ensure that they are available for testing at the designated times and places.

“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. ”

Via BBC Sport (which is blocked in China… I totally go the extra mile for you guys)

Share and Enjoy These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
•