Athletics: Christine Ohuruogu has won her appeal against a lifetime Olympic ban for missing three out-of-competition drugs tests.
The 23-year-old Londoner took her case to a Sports Dispute Resolutions Panel and successfully overturned a British Olympic Association bye-law precluding athletes found guilty of drug-test offences from competing in future Games.
Ohuruogu, who in August sensationally won the 400 metres world title just three weeks after finishing a one-year suspension, is now clear to compete in Beijing next year.
Ohuruogu's coach Lloyd Cowan is determined to put the furore of the last year behind them as the pair work towards winning a medal in Beijing.
"I'm so pleased for her, we now just have to move on and get this cloud over our head out of the way,'' Cowan said.
"She is such a humble person, she deserves that success. Now it is a case of walking away from what happened and looking to the future.''
Ohuruogu was suspended from all competition for a year by UK Athletics after missing three out-of-competition drug tests between October 2005 and July 2006.
However, within three weeks of her return she won gold at this year's World Championships in Osaka, making her one of Britain's major medal hopes at next year's Beijing Games.
She went to a Sports Dispute Resolutions Panel to overturn a BOA bye-law precluding athletes found guilty of drug-test offences from competing in future Games.
Part of her defence was that world triathlon champion Tim Don and judo's Peter Cousins had their bans lifted after similar offences.
The results of their cases and the fact 26 athletes worldwide have won similar appeals over the last 11 years formed an integral part of the 23-year-old Londoner's case.
BOA chief executive Simon Clegg said they were happy to be able to welcome Ohuruogu into the team for Beijing.
"The BOA will now be pleased to welcome Christine Ohuruogu as part of Team GB in Beijing next year in the event of her successful nomination by UK Athletics,'' he said.
UK Athletics' performance director Dave Collins also offered his full support to Ohuruogu.
"Christine committed a technical anti-doping offence and has paid the price for that,'' he said.