Welteji out of World Championships over doping case after CAS ruling

Ethiopian middle-distance runner Diribe Welteji will miss the World Athletics Championships after a request for her provisional suspension by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) while a doping case is heard was upheld in a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Friday.

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The 23-year-old, who won silver in the 1,500 metres at the last world championships in Budapest two years ago, was cleared of a charge of failing or refusing to submit a doping sample by the Ethiopian Anti-Doping Authority in late August.

The AIU appealed that decision at the CAS and said on Thursday it had requested that Welteji be ineligible to compete until the matter was adjudicated.

Published on Sep 12, 2025