Montsho awaits BAA hearing
Mqondisi Dube | Thursday October 2, 2014 11:13
The 400m star was provisionally suspended after testing positive for a banned stimulant at this year’s Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
Montsho’s lawyer, Tshiamo Rantao said the athlete has opted for a hearing. He, however, said investigations on how Montsho might have consumed the banned substance are still on.
“We are doing her private and confidential investigations which might be useful at the anticipated hearing,” Rantao said.
Montsho’s case was initially handled by the Commonwealth Games Federation before it was referred to the International Association of Atlhetics Federations (IAAF). The world athletics mother body then passed the case to BAA to come up with an appropriate sentence after Montsho accepted the initial findings.
Montsho had requested a B sample after the first one came out positive. The second sample also returned positive results. The CGF found Montsho guilty of violating the anti-doping code.
Her lawyer said she wants to ascertain how she came into contact with the banned stimulant.
The BAA has said it will brief the media once the matter has been concluded.