Tobi Amusan, world champion and world record holder in the 100m hurdles, ri§ks being suspended over a charge of missed dr¥g tests, but has promised to contest it.
Amusan looking to defend her title at next month’s World Athletics Championship in Budapest shared the development on her Instagram handle. She disclosed that she was charged with three missed drug tests within a 12-month period, which could result in a two-year suspension, even if an athlete has never failed a drug test.
She wrote: “Today the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has charged me with an alleged rule vi#lation for having 3 missed tests in 12 months. I intend to f#ght this charge and will have my case decided by a tribunal of 3 arbitrators before the start of next month’s World Championships. I am a CLEAN ATHLETE, and I am regularly; (maybe more than the usual) tested by the AIU – I was tested within days of my third ‘missed test.’ I have FAITH that this will be resolved in my favour and that I will be competing at the World Championships in August.”
While Amusan braces up for the battle to clear her name of any non-doping vi#lation, she has requested for her privacy to be respected by the media. “In the meantime, I ask that the media respect my privacy while I address these allegations in the upcoming arbitration,” Amusan concluded.
Many for now are eagerly waiting to see Amusan clear her name so she can successfully defend the world title she won in 2022 in Oregon. The world record holder, who appears to have conquered her slow start to the season, has won three races consecutively lately. Amusan set the current world record for the women’s 100m hurdles of 12.12 seconds at last year’s World Athletics Championships.
