British sprinter Victoria Ohuruogu has been cleared of an anti-doping rule violation concerning alleged prohibited association with a banned athlete.
It had been alleged the 31-year-old was being coached by her boyfriend Antonio Infantino, who is serving a three-year doping ban.British 400m champion Ohuruogu said the allegation had cost her "a great deal" and disrupted her Olympic preparations.
UKAD said in a statement the outcome of the hearing, held before the independent National Anti-Doping Panel , would not ordinarily be disclosed, but it had done so at Ohuruogu's request. Nicole Yeargin, Laviai Nielsen, Amber Anning and Ama Pipi made the relay podium, clinching bronze, while Ohuruogu missed out on the individual 400m final.
"It has affected my personal relationships, cost me the chance to run in what would have been career-defining events, and caused huge disruption to my preparation and training in an Olympic year.
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