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By Monica Iheakam
Reigning World 100m hurdles champion and record holder, Tobi Amusan says she is an advocate of clean sports.Amusan made this declearation minutes after the Athletics Integrity Unit ( AIU) cleared her of any wrong doings and gave her the green light to compete at the World Athletics Championships which start this Saturday in Budapest, Hungary.
The Athletics Integrity Unit, AIU, announced Thursday evening that the 26 year old has been cleared of the Whereabouts Failures charge slammed on her and that her provisional suspension has been lifted immediately.
Amusan on recieving the news took to her Facebook page to express her delight and appreciation to God.
“This morning (evening in Nigeria) 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.
“I am thrilled to put this behind me, and I look forward to defending my title at the World Championships.”
I generally have been and consistently will be an ally of clean sport.
“To my five fingers; God is the greatest and genuinely appreciate you all for the support,” Amusan wrote on her Facebook page.
A panel of the Disciplinary Tribunal, by majority decision, has today found that Tobi Amusan has not committed an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV) of three Whereabouts Failures within a 12-month period,’ wrote the body created by World Athletics to manage all integrity issues – both doping and non-doping – for the sport of athletics.
