It was a reprieve for world 3,000m steeplechase champion Norah Jeruto when Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) lifted the ban on Kenyan-born Kazakhstani international.
Jeruto was provisionally suspended for breaking anti-doping rules with athlete Biological Passport (ABP) that showed discrepancies that can reveal the effects of doping.
“A panel of the Disciplinary Tribunal has found, by majority decision, that the case against Norah Jeruto (Kazakhstan), for Use of a Prohibited Substance/Method (ABP), was not proven. Her provisional suspension has been lifted with immediate effect,” the post read.
She also won the world under-18 title at 2000m steeplechase in 2011. In Eugene, the runner-up was Werkuha Getachew of Ethiopia with her team-mate Mekides Abebe third and Winfred Mutile Yavi of Bahrain was fourth. Britain’s Aimee Pratt was seventh in the race with a UK record of 9:15.64