Nigeria may lose one of the gold medals it won at the most recent Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, according to all the signs.
According to SYMBOL NEWS ALERT research, the gold medal earned in the 4x100m Women’s event is now in jeopardy since one of the members of the winning quartet, which included Tobi Amusan, Favour Ofili, Rose Chukwuma, and Grace Nwokocha, failed a drug test.
It was a historic occasion for Nigeria at the Games as the quartet won their 11th gold medal in Birmingham in a time that set a new African Record of 42.10s.
The joy and publicity around the gold medal and the African record, however, will mean nothing in light of recent developments because of the doping regulations.
Any performance that violates the doping regulation is completely invalidated, even if just one person on the team is involved.
The fact that Nigeria only stands to lose the relay gold shows that Tobi Amusan, who also took home the gold in the 100-meter women’s hurdles, is not to blame.
Although the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN has not yet publicly disclosed the name of the guilty athlete, a board member of the AFN revealed to SYMBOL NEWS ALERT how appalled the organization is by the tragic course of events..
I can’t discuss the matter with you just yet. Wait for the official statement to be issued, but be aware that this is quite upsetting. This has severely set us back just when we believed we were moving forward,” the AFN official told Symbol News Alert.
Since the results of the “B” sample, which is frequently identical to “A,” are still pending, the Athletics Integrity Unit, the organization in charge of handling international doping accusations, has yet to issue a public statement on the subject.