Weightlifting-Brazil’s Figueiredo cleared to compete at Games

TOKYO, July 22 (Reuters) – Brazilian weightlifter Natasha Rosa Figueiredo was cleared on Thursday to compete on the Tokyo Olympics after having served a suspension following a minor anti-doping rule violation (ADRV), the Court docket of Arbitration for Sport stated.

The 25-year-old Brazilian, who is because of compete on Saturday within the 49kg class, had examined constructive twice this yr for a banned substance.

Additional evaluation confirmed meals dietary supplements consumed usually by her revealed the presence of hydrochlorothiazide, regardless of the complement labels containing no reference of any prohibited substance, CAS stated.

“Contemplating all of the circumstances, together with the truth that the athlete had didn’t listing the meals complement on her doping management types, the Sole Arbitrator concluded {that a} minor ADRV had been established and decided that the athlete be suspended for one month,” CAS stated.

She had already served a provisional suspension of longer than one month that ended on July 1, thus making her eligible to compete in Tokyo.

The Tokyo Olympics formally open on Friday.

Reporting by Karolos Grohmann, modifying by Ed Osmond

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