The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has provisionally suspended Nigeria’s 100m female hurdles star, Tobi Amusan for three Whereabouts Failures.
Athletes commit a missed test whereabouts failure if they are not available to be tested during their 60-minute designated testing window when a doping control officer comes to test them.
Committing three whereabouts failures leads to suspension or ban.
In the case of Amusan, AIU said she had committed three whereabouts failures and decided to wield the big stick by suspending her.
The AIU, on its twitter handle on Wednesday said it has charged Amusan for the offence and that she remained suspended.
The unit stated that the charge would be heard by the Disciplinary Tribunal and determined before the World Athletics Championships.
“The AIU confirms that it has today charged and provisionally suspended Tobi Amusan (NGR) for 3 Whereabouts Failures.
“The Charge will be heard by the Disciplinary Tribunal and determined before the World Athletics Championships,” AIU tweeted.
Amusan is the current World, Commonwealth and African champion in the 100m hurdles, as well as the meet record holder in those three competitions.
Amusan became the first ever Nigerian world champion and world record holder in an athletics event when she won the 2022 World Championships 100m hurdles gold medal, setting the current world record of 12.12 seconds (+0.9m/s) in the semi-final, followed up by a 12.06 seconds (+2.5m/s) in the final.
She won back-to-back Commonwealth and African titles in 2018 and 2022 in the 100m hurdles and is also a two-time African Games champion in the event.
She is also the current Diamond league champion in the 100 metres hurdles having won the final in 12.29 seconds (-0.3m/s) winning back to back titles in 2022 and 2023.
On the 16th of July, 2023, Amusan clocked a new season best of 12.34 seconds in the 100m Hurdles at the Silesia Diamond league meet.
Three days later, Amusan was charged with missing three anti-doping controls and was referred to the Athletics Integrity Unit.
Amusan disputed the charges.
