Temporarily suspended by the French anti-doping agency (AFLD) since November 4, Ophélie Claude-Boxberger will be this Friday morning before the Council of State, which she seized in the hope of lifting her suspension.
On September 18, the French champion in the 3000 m steeplechase was tested positive for EPO. Sample A and then B attested to the presence of the doping substance in the body of the 31-year-old young woman. Placed in police custody, his stepfather Alain Flaccus, who accompanies him in his preparation, accused himself of having injected her without the knowledge of EPO, during an internship at Font-Romeu in August. Ophélie Claude-Boxberger has since filed a complaint for poisoning.
His financial aid cut
Before the summary judge, the athlete, who hopes to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, will argue that following her suspension, the financial aid, which she needs to prepare, has been cut. In April 2019, the athlete Clémence Calvin, who had also been pinned by the AFLD, appealed to the Council of State.
The latter had then acceded to his request, but at the time, the Frenchwoman was engaged two days later in the Paris marathon and the Council of State had pointed out that the procedure had not been fully respected. Calvin finally got a four-year suspension.
Ophélie Claude-Boxberger, who has no immediate sports deadline, has been suspended provisionally, pending the light on this incredible affair.
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