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Dehiba to run at Lausanne despite doping history

The Columbian
Published: June 27, 2011, 5:00pm

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — French 1,500-meter runner Hind Dehiba has won a court ruling clearing her to run in Diamond League meet this week in Lausanne despite a previous doping ban.

Meet spokesman Pierre-Andre Pasche says Dehiba will be allowed to compete following a Lausanne court’s provisional decision on Monday.

Dehiba went to court to challenge a policy of European track that bars athletes who have received two-year doping bans from competing in their events. Dehiba’s lawyers contend the rule restricts her right to work.

France’s track federation banned Dehiba from 2007-09 after she tested positive for the blood-boosting hormone EPO. She returned to win silver at the 2010 European Championships.

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