NIGERIAN sprint hurdles star Tobi Amusan has reacted following her clearance by the Athletics Integrity Unit of an anti-doping violation, which will enable her to compete at the World Athletics Championships scheduled to begin tomorrow in Budapest, Hungary.
The women’s 100m hurdles world record holder and world champion was provisionally suspended by the AIU on July 19 for allegedly missing three out-of-competition drug tests in one year.
She was however declared not guilty yesterday and will now be able to defend the historic World Athletics Championships title she won last year in Oregon, the United States of America.
“This morning, I found out that the independent tribunal that heard my case has ruled that I did not violate the whereabouts rules and as a result I will not be sanctioned and none of my results will be precluded,” Amusan wrote on Facebook after the announcement of her clearance.
“I am thrilled to put this behind me, and I look forward to defending my title at next week’s World Championships.
”I generally have been and consistently will be an ally of clean sport.
“To my five fingers, God is the greatest and I genuinely appreciate y’all for the support.”
Amusan, who set a new 100m hurdles world record of 12.12 seconds in Oregon last year, would have faced a ban of up to two years if she had been found guilty of the whereabouts failure charge.
It is mandatory for athletes to inform World Athletics of their whereabouts in case of random doping tests, and three missed tests in a 12-month period could lead to serious sanctions.
