MONACO (AP) — Ethiopian middle-distance runner Diribe Welteji faces a last-minute legal fight over an alleged missed doping test which could bar her from the world championships two days before her first race.

The Athletics Integrity Unit, which oversees doping cases, said on Thursday it's filed an appeal against an Ethiopian ruling which cleared Welteji of “refusal or failure to submit to sample collection” under anti-doping rules.

The AIU wants Welteji, the silver medalist in the 1,500 meters at the last world championships in 2023, to be suspended until that case is resolved by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

She's on the entry list for the 1,500 heats on the opening day of the worlds in Tokyo on Saturday.

“As part of the appeal, the AIU has requested provisional measures from C

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