Ethiopian long-distance athlete Kenenisa Bekele has had his ban on competing lifted by his governing body.
The Olympic 5,000m and 10,000m champion was banned from representing Ethiopia along with 34 other athletes for not attending a mandatory training camp.
But the Ethiopian Athletics Federation (EAF) said: “They [the athletes] have pledged to respect the body’s directives from now on.”
Bekele is a major rival to Britain’s world 5,000m champion Mo Farah.
The EAF summoned 200 athletes to a training camp in November in preparation for the World Indoor Championships in March.
However, Bekele and the other athletes, including Olympic women’s 5,000m and 10,000m gold medallist Tirunesh Dibaba, ignored the call-up.
The Ethiopian Athletics Federation (EAF) added: “They [the athletes] apologised and explained they missed the gathering due to injury or engagements elsewhere in the world.”
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