Izuchukwu OkosiNigeria’s Tobi Amusan risks the possibility of at least a one-year ban by the Athletics Federation as the 100m hurdles world record holder has revealed that she has been charged for missing three doping tests in the year 2023.
Part of the World Athletics rules on doping states that athletes must make themselves available for three tests annually and also state their calendar of events every year and locations.
Amusan has however vowed to fight the charges as she insists that she was tested in-between one of her recent medal winning races in Hungary.
“I am a clean athlete, and I am regularly, (maybe more than the usual) tested by the AIU (Athletics Integrity Unit) – I was tested within days of my third (missed test), ” the Nigerian wrote on Instagram.
“I have faith that this will be resolved in my favour and that I will be competing at the World Championships in August.”
The 26-year-old said her case will be decided by a tribunal of three arbitrators.
Nigerian track and field stars have in recent times been banned for their supposed illegitimate use of banned substances leading to their disqualification from high profile tournaments or outright bans.
Divine Oduduru, Blessing Okagbare and Grace Nwokocha have in recent times been penalised for using banned substances.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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