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Crowne, Gayle to represent Naser

Published:Sunday | June 14, 2020 | 10:40 AMRachid Parchment - Assistant Sports Editor -
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Salwa Eid Naser, the world champion over 400 metres, has hired Trinidadian attorneys Dr Emir Crowne and Matthew Gayle as her legal representatives for her pending anti-doping hearing before an independent disciplinary panel.

The Nigerian-born Bahraini athlete was charged by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for whereabouts violations on Friday, June 5 after allegedly missing three doping tests in a 12-month period. AIU said these alleged violations were being investigated before Naser's World Athletics Championships win in Doha, Qatar in October.

It is also alleged that Naser missed a fourth test in January of this year.

Athletes are required to provide regular updates on their whereabouts to make it possible for anti-doping authorities to carry out surprise testing outside of competition. A violation means an athlete either did not fill out forms telling authorities where he or she could be found, or that athletes weren't where they said they would be when testers arrived.

Crowne is known locally for his representation of Jamaicans Dominique Blake, Riker Hylton, and Briana Williams in previous anti-doping hearings.

More on this story in Monday's Gleaner.

rachid.parchment@gleanerjm.com