LONDON (AP) — British cyclist Lizzie Armitstead won an appeal against an anti-doping violation, clearing the world road race champion to compete at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Armitstead missed three doping tests in a 12-month period, triggering a charge by U.K. Anti-Doping, a provisional suspension and the possibility of a two-year ban.
She appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and a statement released on Armitstead's behalf on Monday said the first missed test — from August 2015 — was declared void by CAS because UKAD's doping control officer had failed to follow procedure.