“At present, information on substance cannot be disclosed and judgment in the case has not been decided. Swedish Athletics received information on the case on February 6. The interim suspension came into force on February 5, ”the Athletics Association writes in a press release.

The 23-year-old, who competes for the Spårvägen, won the terrain European Championships in Lisbon in December. Robel Fsiha came to Sweden from Eritrea and was granted Swedish citizenship at the end of 2018.

SVT Sport has been in contact with the Swedish Athletics Association's General Secretary Stefan Olsson, who refers to a press conference at 15.00 for further comments. Johans Storåkers, Chairman of Swedish Athletics, Stefan Olsson, Secretary General, Karin Torneklint, Confederation Captain and David Fridell, Secretary of the Track Athletics Club are present.

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