At last year’s World Championships in Eugene, Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan set a stunning world record in the women’s 100m hurdles in the semi-finals: she won her race with 12.12 seconds – the previous record was held by the American Kendra Harrison with 12.20, which she ran in 2016 . Amusan won the final with 12.06, but with a tailwind of 2.5 meters/sec, which was higher than necessary for certification. But the 12.12 world record was also worth the $100,000 bonus, which is given to those who achieve a world record at the World Championships from the International Association (WA).
Tobi Amusan Photo: MTI/EPA/John G. Mabanglo
On Thursday, the International Athletics Federation announced the prize money of the World Championships in Budapest, and in its announcement it mentioned that the world record is worth 100,000 dollars in Budapest as well. He mentioned that Sweden’s Armand Duplantis, who won the men’s pole vault with a record of 621 centimeters in Eugene, and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, the first American in the women’s 400-meter hurdles with 50.68 seconds, also received the bonus. However, WA does not even mention Tobi Amusan’s name in this statement. Although they transferred the serious sum to him too, and WA certified the world record.
Can Tobi Amusan start at the World Cup in Budapest?
The story of the 26-year-old competitor can be quite embarrassing for the international association as well.
The Nigerian sprinter was here on July 18 at the Gyulai Memorial in Székesfehérvár, he won by 12.35 seconds, and the next day announced on his Instagram page, that he is suspected of violating the doping rules, as he failed the doping control three times. But he denied using performance-enhancing drugs.
“I’m clean, they test me regularly, maybe more than usual.” After my third missed inspection, I was tested within days – wrote Amusan, who expressed his hope that he will be able to start at the World Championships in Budapest starting on August 19.
Well, WA has now said that Tobi Amusan’s name was added to the list of athletes with accepted names for the WC – no ITT can be viewed – but even before the start of the World Cup, he must clear himself before the AIU (Athletics Integrity Unit), an independent organization created to comply with anti-doping rules. Amusan can only compete in the WC if he convinces the authorities.
So it’s a big question for now. whether we can see Tobi Amusan running at the National Athletic Center.
2023-08-12 06:42:52
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