Nigerians Stage Protest in Tokyo - Over Disqualification of 10 of their Athletes from the Olympics

 

There was a protest in Tokyo on Friday over the disqualification of 10 Nigerian athletes for not meeting the minimum testing requirements under Rule 15 governing the National Anti-Doping Federation.

Our correspondence reported that Jumper Ruth Usoro, sprinter Favour Ofili and eight other Nigerian athletes were on Wednesday disqualified from the track and field events of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Aside Usoro and Ofili, others affected were Chioma Onyekwere (discus), Annette Echikunwoke (hammer), Chidi Okezie (4X400m mixed relays), Knowledge Omovoh (4x100m women), Rosemary Chukwuma (100m), Glory Patrick (4X400m mixed relays), Yinka Ajayi (4X400m mixed relays) and Tima Godless (4X100m relays)