The hopes of Tobiloba Amusan, the reigning 100m women’s hurdles champion, making it to the forthcoming 2023 World Athletics Championship in Budapest, Hungary, may have been extinguished.
This follows the omission of her name from the roster of athletes listed by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) Tuesday evening for the global showpiece.
The AFN Technical Director Samuel Onikeku had given a glimmer of hope when he was quoted in the Guardian that Amusan was listed for Nigeria pending the determination of her arbitration with the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU).
Amusan is challenging her provisional suspension for missing three whereabouts testing within 12 months; insisting she is clean and has nothing to hide.
The AIU had promised that they would give a verdict on the appeal made by Amusan before the World Championship commences in Budapest.
However, on the list made public on Tuesday, the AFN did not list Amusan.
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