Merritt's Olympic ban overturned
October 6, 2011
LaShawn Merritt is free to defend his Olympic 400m title after an International Olympic Committee doping rule is overturned.
The IOC's rule had barred any athlete who has received a doping suspension of more than six months from competing in the next Games.
The American, 25, argued it went beyond World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) sanctions of a maximum two-year ban.
(Photo by Péter Zádor)
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