The Bahrain runner, of Nigerian origin, attracted attention by winning at 48.14, just 0.54 from Marita Koch's "impossible" world record from the DDR era in the 1980s.

Now, Eid Naser has been suspended so far by the International Athletics Association's standalone anti-doping unit Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for failing in its stay reporting and the penalty is believed to be between one and two years of suspension. There is nothing to worry her about.

The failed tests were before the World Cup gold

“I have never been a cheater and will never be. I only missed three tests, which is normal, that's what happens, "she says in a video on Instagram.

She states that the three misses occurred before September last year, ie before the World Cup. It is unclear what a passing judgment would mean for the World Cup gold.

“Hopefully it will be solved because I don't really like this picture of me. It will be fine. It is very annoying to have the little stain on my name, ”she says.

Bahta is still being investigated

In a parallel case, the Swedish Meraf Bahta took the European Championship bronze at 10000 m in Berlin 2018 while she was being investigated for just shortcomings in the stay reporting. When the verdict then came to a year's suspension, it was counted from just over a month after the European Championship medal which she has so far been able to retain. However, the International Athletics Association is to investigate that incident, so the last word is not said, something Expressen reported on Thursday.