Tokyo Olympics: AFN Clears The Air on Ban Of Nigerian Athletes, Says Not Due To Drugs

By Muhyideen Jimoh on July 30, 2021

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has clarified that the 10 Nigerian athletes disqualified for ineligibility at the Tokyo Olympics were not banned over drugs offence.

Adeniyi Beyioku, Secretary-General of the federation, said this in a statement on Friday against the backdrop of reports in some quarters that the athletes were banned.

He described as misleading reports that they were banned, noting that their ineligibility was due to non-completion of their mandatory three Out-of-Competition Test (OCT) before the Tokyo Olympics.

He said the athletes had done nothing wrong to be so labelled.

‘The attention of the Federation has been drawn to reports in some Nigerian newspapers that our athletes have been banned.

“This is far from the truth. The athletes were only declared ineligible to compete because they did not complete the three out-of-competition test that would have made them eligible for only the Tokyo Olympic Games.

“While the Federation regrets the unfortunate incident, we however plead on behalf of the athletes, who have complained about the negative tag, that they are not banned from track and field as they have not violated any anti-doping rules,” he said.

The AFN scribe said the athletes are free to compete in other competitions after the Olympics.

“‘The athletes are free to compete in the many track meetings that will hold immediately after the Olympics across the globe and it will be inappropriate and unpatriotic to tag them as banned athletes.

“‘The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) did not use the word ‘banned’ in its press release naming 18 athletes from six countries who are ineligible to compete at this Olympics due to the OCT failure.

“Both the AIU and World Athletics usually, after all anti-doping procedures have been concluded, state the duration of the ban or suspension slammed on any violator of the antidoping rules.

“In the case of our athletes, they have not contravened any anti-doping rule and should not be tagged as one,” Beyioku added. (NAN)

PHOTO: Disqualified Nigerian athletes protesting in Tokyo on Friday

Source Daily Sports

Posted July 30, 2021


 

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