Former British pro Lizzy Banks has said “lessons must be learnt” from her experience with anti-doping authorities, after an almost two-year battle ended in her suspension being upheld.

The 34-year-old, who retired last year, was informed of an adverse analytical finding containing traces of the diuretic chlortalidone in July 2023 . Through extensive medical research, she was able to convince the UK Anti-Doping Agency (UKAD) that the substance had entered her system through contamination, and received a “no fault or negligence” ruling. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) then appealed the decision , and Banks’s case went to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), which found in favour of WADA.

Detailing the saga in a 13,000-word blog post published on Tuesday , Banks called out “u

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