Amusan unfazed by AIU appeal

By Daily Sports Nigeria on September 20, 2023

Former world champion and three-time Diamond League winner Tobi Amusan seems unbothered by the latest move by the Athletics Integrity Unit to challenge her racing status after the body appealed their disciplinary panel’s decision to clear her of doping violations.

The AIU provisionally suspended Amusan for three whereabouts failures in a year, but a disciplinary panel overturned the suspension, which allowed her to compete at the World Championships last month, where she finished sixth.

On Sunday, the Nigerian hurdler ended the season on a high as she won her third consecutive Diamond League title in a season’s best time of 12.33s at the Prefontaine Classic – on the same track in Eugene, Oregon, where she won her world title and set a new word record of 12.12s in 2022.

While the AIU came out on Monday that it had filed an appeal on her clearance, the Nigerian is relishing some of the things that contributed to her consecutive Diamond League triumphs.

On Tuesday, she posted a picture mix of her Diamond League wins in 2021, 2022 and 2023 and captioned it, “All glory to El Roi. Keeping my natural hair for every Diamond League final may have its own good luck effect too.”

Meanwhile, the AIU has come under heavy criticism for their seemingly cynical move on the hurdler.

“It’s beyond comprehension, to my mind, that the AIU has no confidence in its own disciplinary committee to come to a fair and just ruling. Clearly, some people at the AIU are determined that Amusan has to be nailed to the ‘drugs cheat’ cross, by any means necessary. I find this deeply disturbing,” journalist Osasu Obayiuwana posted on X.

Some fans also questioned the timing of the appeal.

“When she came sixth at the world athletic championships, you kept quiet. Now that she proved herself by winning the diamond league in a star-studded field, you suddenly remember to file an appeal in order to wreck her career. It’s clear now that you are jealous of her dominance,” Folarin Benson stated.

Another fan, Asiru Abbas, also wrote on X, “You will never succeed in bringing her down. You didn’t appeal the decision to clear Gabby Thomas, you also banned the Mexican athlete that tested positive for cocaine for just six months to show how biased you are. It’s time to come after AIU & expose all the cover-up doping cases.”

Source Punch Ng

Posted September 20, 2023


 

You may also like...
Onakoya, Amusan inspire young athletes

Hip injury knocks Rafael Nadal out of Mexican...

Nigerian league chief, Dikko, declared wanted

Everton: Wayne Rooney & Frank Lampard Among Contenders...

PSG Lose Against Monaco

Trabzonspor tempts Nwakaeme with N33m weekly wages

 

Latest News Lagos SWAN, PAACC Hold SWAN Day At Golfview Hotels, Ikeja Crisis looms as Eagles’ form raises AFCON, W’Cup concerns Ex-Nigerian Super Falcons player handcuffed, children assaulted as police storm Anambra Football Academy Sports NFF, teammates console Nwabali on father’s death Abia Govt hails Nigeria Olympic Committee over staging an admin course in Umuahia Libya deliver Eagles 2025 AFCON ticket Eagles battle Cheetahs for 2025 AFCON ticket Yellow Greens gear up for T20 W’Cup qualifiers Tyson tips Fury to beat Joshua Sadiq absent as 22 Eagles train in Abidjan Eagles’ striking trio hot for Cheetahs, Amavubi clashes Usman accepts Rakhmonov fight on short notice

 

Most Read Rangers International going, going . . . (55,163 views) Amaju Pinnick: A cat with nine lives (46,306 views) Second Term: Amaju Pinnick, Other NFF Heavyweights Home to Roost •How Pinnick Broke the Jinx (44,369 views) Missing $150,000 IAAF Grant: Solomon Dalung’s Hide and Seek game (44,015 views) Sports Development: Zenith Bank on the zenith (43,948 views) Current issues in Nigerian sports: Matters arising (43,904 views) Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje’s solid footprints, commitment to sports development in Kano State (43,742 views) NFF Presidency: Pinnick, Maigari, Ogunjobi, Okoye in Battle for Supremacy (43,311 views) Olopade, BET9A wave of revolution in NNL (42,366 views) Commonwealth Games 2018: Shame of Muhammadu Buhari, Solomon Dalung (41,054 views) Ibrahimovic’s Man U exit: Whose decision is it? And in whose interest? (39,506 views) John Mikel Obi: Segun Odegbami’s Outrageous Call! (38,931 views)

 

Phone numbers

Tel: +234(0)8066020976
+234(0)8055068145
+234(0)7013416146
+234(0)8094272884

Email addresses

info@dailysportsng.com
support@dailysportsng.com
publisher@dailysportsng.com

Office address

No 3, Adetoun Close, Off College Road, Ogba, Ikeja Lagos.
Website: www.dailysportsng.com

Social Media