IOC drugs ban ruled 'invalid and unenforceable'

American LaShawn Merritt has been cleared to defend his 400 metres title at the London Olympics after winning his appeal against an International Olympic Committee (IOC) ban.

American LaShawn Merritt has been cleared to defend his 400 metres title at the London Olympics after winning his appeal against an International Olympic Committee (IOC) ban.

Merritt was given a two-year suspension, later reduced to 21 months, after testing positive for a banned substance found in a ’male enhancement product’.

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