Banned runner allowed to race at US trials pending appeals

[ASFN Admin]

Banned runner Shelby Houlihan is in the lineup and will be allowed to run at U.S. Olympic track and field trials while any appeals she files are pending. Houlihan, the American record holder at 1,500 and 5,000 meters, is on the start list for Friday's 5,000 preliminaries. “Given there is an active appeal process, USATF will allow any athletes to continue competing until the process is completed,” managing director of communications Susan Hazzard said.

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