Baumann doping case adjourned for a day

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Sydney: An International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) arbitration panel hearing into the doping case of German distance runner Dieter Baumann was adjourned for 24 hours on Thursday.

IAAF spokesman Giorgio Reineri said the panel had postponed its hearing until Friday morning to allow the 1992 Barcelona Olympic 5,000 metres champion to present his case in person.

Baumann, 35, tested positive last November for the anabolic steroid nandrolone. He was cleared by the German federation after claiming his toothpaste had been spiked.

The IAAF council did not accept his explanation and sent the case to its arbitration panel. Reineri said Baumann was being given the chance to explain to the panel why he should not be suspended for two years.

"He was not in Sydney today," Reineri said. "He probably arrives today. The delay will give him the chance to appear before the panel to explain his reasons."

Reineri said earlier the hearing could last two days and the panel would probably wait until next Tuesday before announcing its decision.

(c) Reuters Limited.

Story first published: Thursday, August 24, 2017, 17:45 [IST]

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Baumann doping case adjourned for a day