Double Olympic champion and world record holder in 400m hurdles, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, will not be allowed to participate at the Diamond League finals, scheduled in Brussels, Belgium, according to several reports from the United States.
In a report published by letsrun.com, Petr Stastny, the Chief Executive Officer of Diamond League replied to an e-mail from the website, saying: “It is not about allowing a specific athlete to compete or not. It is about rules and criteria which must be fulfilled by all to becoming eligible to compete at the WDL Final.”
“Ms McLaughlin-Levrone does not fulfil those criteria, either by accumulating enough points or receiving a wild card…The final leg of the Diamond League is not an invitational meeting, and any athlete proposed for a Global Wild Card must have competed at least in one of our events during this season,” he added.
More to follow.
