US EditionEthiopian runner Welteji banned over missed drug test which overshadowed world champs
CAS found Welteji negligent for missing a doping test; her two-year ban ends June 2027, allowing potential 2028 Olympic qualification, World Athletics sought a longer suspension.
- The Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne announced on Feb 26, 2026 that Ethiopia's Diribe Welteji was `negligent` in missing a doping test, resulting in a two-year ban.
- On Thursday, drug testers visited Welteji's property last year, left without a sample after her husband said she was asleep, and she was cleared by the Ethiopian tribunal in August before the Tokyo world championships, opening day.
- The CAS arbitrator noted procedural departures and language issues, but accepted Welteji's violation was not intentional and reduced the four-year ban after objections from World Athletics.
- The sanction bars Welteji until February 2028, when she will be 25, overshadowing last year's world championships; she could still qualify for the 2028 event.
- The dispute highlighted friction between the Ethiopian disciplinary tribunal and international oversight as World Athletics objected to Welteji's clearance, leading to her ineligibility before the championships.
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Ethiopian track athlete Diribe Welteji has been suspended for two years by the International Sports Court (CAS) for crimes against the anti-doping regulations!The Vice World Champion over 1,500 m from 2023 refused to give a sample for no plausible reason in February last year, the judge ruled on Thursday.Welteji also loses her silver medal from the World Indoor Championships in March last year.
Ethiopian middle-distance runner Diribe Welteji has been banned for two years for violating anti-doping rules.
Fourth in the Paris 2024 Olympics and vice-champion of the world of 1,500 m, in 2023, the Ethiopian was suspended for two years after violating the anti-doping rules.
Diribe Welteji is one of the best runners in the world over the 1,500 meters. The World Cup second of 2023 has to wait a while for its next start.
Diribe Welteji is one of the best runners in the world over the 1,500 meters. The World Cup second of 2023 has to wait a while for its next start.
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