PARIS (AP) — The judo governing body is criticizing the Court of Arbitration for Sport after it cleared Olympic and world champion Tong Wen of a doping violation for clenbuterol.
The International Judo Federation says the CAS ruling “will have a very negative influence” on judo and other sports.
Tong won her appeal against a two-year ban for a positive test for clenbuterol, which she blamed on eating contaminated Chinese meat.
CAS arbitrators overturned the suspension, saying the International Judo Federation did not adhere to anti-doping regulations in dealing with her case.
