CHRISTINE OHURUOGU heads into a crucial appeal hearing against a lifetime Olympic suspension in London today hoping to secure a judgment which will allow her to compete in Beijing next year.

Ohuruogu sensationally bounced back in August to win the 400 metres World Championship title just three weeks after finishing a one-year suspension for missing three out-of-competition drugs test.

Now the 23-year-old Londoner is hoping a Sports Dispute Resolutions Panel (SDRP) will overturn a British Olympic Association (BOA) by-law precluding athletes found guilty of drug test offences from competing in future Games.