It is a thunderclap on this planet of athletics. Spectacular for a yr, Tobi Amusan could not defend her title of world champion within the 100m hurdles in Budapest in August. The Athletics Integrity Unit costs him with an anti-doping rule violation. The Nigerian is alleged to have missed three checks within the house of 12 months. Which is prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Company.
Tobi Amusan, nevertheless, plans to defend himself and supply proof of his innocence. She introduced it on her Instagram account. “Right now (Wednesday), IAU charged me with an alleged rule violation for lacking 3 assessments in 12 months. I’m a clear athlete, and I’m commonly (perhaps greater than standard) examined by the IAU”, posted the 26-year-old athlete this Wednesday after the accusation. “I intend to combat this accusation and could have my case determined in entrance of a tribunal of three arbitrators earlier than the beginning of the World Championships subsequent month,” she added.
Tobi Amusan absent from the Worlds?
If she doesn’t handle to show her innocence, Tobi Amusan will miss the World Championships in Budapest the place she should defend her title acquired final yr in Eugene. Past her gold medal, the Nigerian had shone on the American tracks by setting a brand new world document for the 100m hurdles in 12s16.
In recent times, a number of Nigerian athletes have been singled out for doping. This Tuesday, July 18, furthermore, the Nigerian ladies’s 4x100m relay, which Tobi Amusan was a part of, misplaced her gold medal received on the 2022 Commonwealth Video games. Grace Nwokocha was discovered responsible of doping by the courtroom of the Commonwealth Video games Federation. She was provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit final September for utilizing banned anabolic steroids ostarine and ligandrol following a pattern taken at Birmingham 2022.
Mamadou DIALLO
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