Triple jumper Teddy Tamgho will be eligible for the Olympics after half of a 12-month ban was suspended.
Triple jumper will be back for Olympics after serving ban
Triple jumper Teddy Tamgho will be eligible for the Olympics after he was handed 12-month ban, six of which were suspended, following an altercation with a female athlete.
The Frenchman, who holds the indoor world record of 17.92 metres, is banned until May 18.
Tamgho, 22, missed this year's World Championships with a broken ankle but is expected to be one of the main challengers to Britain's Phillips Idowu in London next summer.
Nonetheless, the suspension leaves him a little less than two months to meet the qualification standard for the Olympics.
He was involved in an altercation with a female athlete, whose name has not been revealed, at a training camp in southern France in October.
"He is suspended for 12 months as of November, six of them suspended. He has also been handed a fine of 1,500 euros ($2,000) and 50 hours of community service," a spokesman for the French federation said.
"He expressed his regrets and acknowleges the verdict.
