Italian cyclist Marta Bastianelli filed an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for the one-year suspension issued by Italy's anti-doping tribunal in October. The 21-year-old 2007 World Champion tested positive for an appetite suppressant in July, but claims she did not take it to enhance her performance.
The tribunal reduced the suspension in half from what the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) anti-doping prosecutor requested in September. The Olympic committee made its decision after investigating the case, in which Bastianelli tested positive at the European Under 23 championships.
