China's judoka restates innocence

BEIJING - China's Olympic champion judoka, Tong Wen, restated her innocence on Wednesday after her successful appeal against a two-year doping ban was questioned by the International Judo Federation (IJF), the authority which sanctioned the suspension last May.

Tong said she "never attempted to use any kind of banned substance to enhance her performance" and hoped to clarify "any misunderstanding with the IJF to rebuild the bond with the federation as soon as possible", her lawyer said.

Tong, who won the women's 78+ kg title at the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008, was banned for two years by the IJF after testing positive for clenbuterol during the World Judo Championships in 2009. The federation also took away the gold medal she won at the event, which was her fourth consecutive Worlds title.