World 400m champion Naser provisionally suspended by AIU

FILE PHOTO: Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Women's 400 Metres Final - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - October 3, 2019 Bahrain's Salwa Eid Naser reacts after winning gold REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

(Reuters) - Women's 400 metres world champion Salwa Eid Naser of Bahrain has been handed a provisional suspension for failing to make herself available for anti-doping tests, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Friday.

Naser won gold at the World Championships in Doha last year with a time of 48.14 seconds, the third fastest in history, to become the first Asian to claim the women's 400 metres world title.