The president of the Athletics Federation responds to Mo Katir: “The eligibility criteria come before any sporting criteria”. Raúl Chapado avoids making detailed assessments out of “respect for the investigation of the case”, but reiterates the organization's commitment to the fight against doping.

Katir learned of his suspension yesterday while he was in Valencia, where that night he was going to run in a 5,000 meter race on a 200 meter track. His objective was to beat the European record (12m 57.08s) of the British Marc Scott.