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By Monica Iheakam
World U20 and Stanford University 200m champion, Udodi Onwuzurike has been added to the World Athletics International Registered Testing Pool.
In the July update, Onwuzuruike, a Commonwealth Games bronze medalist, became the eight Nigerian athlete to be included among the long list of high athletes around the world whose names were published by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU).
Athletes at the highest level of their sport are selected for what is known as a Testing Pool.
Other Nigerians who are in the updated testing pool include reigning World and Commonwealth Games 100m hurdles champion and record holder, Tobi Amusan and two-time World Athletics Championships long jump medalist, Ese Brume.
Also on the updated list is Nigeria record holder in the 200m, Divine Oduduru, Shot Putter Chukwuebuka Enekwechi and another long jumper, Ruth Usoro.
Others are Nigeria’s 200m record holder indoors (22.11) and outdoor (21.96), Favour Ofili and 400m hurdles record holder, Ezekiel Nathaniel.
Missing is Enoch Adegoke, the 2021 Olympics 100m finalist who has been removed following his poor run of form since last year.
The eight Nigerian athletes on the testing Pool are thus required to provide whereabouts information to the AIU and the information will be used by Anti-Doping Organisations (ADOs) to locate them for effective out of competition doping control.
The AIU will be primarily responsible for testing the eight Nigerians while the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, will have the responsibility of testing others who should be in its testing pool.
