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Amos targets 2025 World Championships return

The return: Amos' suspension ends next year
The return: Amos' suspension ends next year

Nijel Amos, serving a three-year ban for doping, says he is targeting a return at next year's World Athletics Championships to be held in Tokyo, Japan.

In 2023, a four-year ban was handed to Amos, which was later reduced to three, after being found to have used a banned substance on the eve of the 2022 World Championship held in Oregon, the United States.

His ban runs from the time he was suspended in August 2022, which means he will be eligible by the time the 2025 edition is held in Tokyo next year in September.

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