Tobi Amusan
Nigeria’s top athlete, Tobi Amusan, was handed a provisional suspension for allegedly missing drug tests, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced on Wednesday.
AIU disclosed the sanction in a statement on its Twitter account.
Read the statement: “The AIU confirms that it has today charged and provisionally suspended Tobi Amusan (NGR) for 3 Whereabouts Failures”.
Earlier, Amusan took to her social media pages to announce the charge tendered against her by the AIU.
The 26-year-old said the AIU claimed she violated its rule by “missing three tests in 12 months”.
The Nigerian athlete described herself as “a clean athlete”, vowing to challenge the allegations.
Amusan also said she was “tested within days” of her third alleged missed test.
Said she: “Today, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has charged me with an alleged rule violation for hing three missed tests in 12 months.
“I intend to fight this charge and will he my case decided by a tribunal of 3 arbitrators before the start of next month’s World Championships.
AIU said an athlete who missed tests within a period of 12 months would be guilty of anti-doping rule violation, and the penalty includes suspension for two years, which may be reduced to a minimum of one year depending on the degree of fault.
The anti-doping body, however, said Amusan’s charge would be heard by the disciplinary tribunal and determined before the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Hungary.
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