"We therefore invite the CAS to appoint new pro-bono legal counsel to assist her to navigate the complexities of this case." The lawyer representing suspended athlete Rita Jeptoo has withdrawn a day before the start of a hearing into her doping case at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). In a letter to CAS seen by Reuters, lawyer Sarah Ochwada said several obstacles would hinder her from defending Jeptoo and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and CAS had no sympathy for the athlete's situation. "Jeptoo is advised that the hearing will proceed as scheduled on July 7, 2016," CAS counsel Brent J Nowicki said in a letter seen by Reuters. The runner, who won back-to-back Boston and Chicago titles in 2013 and 2014 plus the Boston event in 2006, has denied doping

Source: The Star July 06, 2016 15:22 UTC