In Pictures: Nigerian Athletes Disqualified From Olympics Protest In Tokyo

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Nigerian athletes disqualified from 2020 Olympic games have taken to the streets of Tokyo to protest the negligence on the part of the Nigerian sports ministry headed by Minister Sunday Dare that led to the embarrassing gaffe on the world stage.

The New Diplomat had reported that the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced the disqualification of 10 Nigerian athletes from Tokyo Olympics for not complying with out-of-competition drug testing requirements under Rule 15 governing the National Anti-Doping Federation.

Though the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) on Thursday admitted “lapses” in the shocking development, the athletes are insisting that’s not enough as dreams have been shattered.

Those affected include Jumper Ruth Usoro, sprinter Favour Ofili.

Others are 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).

 

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'Dotun Akintomide's journalism works intersect business, environment, politics and developmental issues. Among a number of local and international publications, his work has appeared in the New York Times. He's a winner of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Award. Currently, the Online Editor at The New Diplomat, Akintomide has produced reports that uniquely spoke to Nigeria's experience on Climate Change issues. When Akintomide is not writing, volunteering or working on a media project, you can find him seeing beautiful sites like the sandy beaches that bedecked the Lagos coastline.

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