WADA withdraws appeal in Nielsen Clenbuterol case

Philip Nielsen wins the final stage.

Philip Nielsen wins the final stage. (Image credit: Wenceslao Rodriguez/ WRS IMAGENES)

The World Anti-Doping Agency has withdrawn its appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the dismissal of charges that Danish rider Philip Nielsen doped with Clenbuterol. WADA has apparently accepted Nielsen's contention that he ate contaminated meat whilst racing in Mexico.