Two Nigerian athletes, Arava Akintra and Edinne Abba, strongly opposed the "injustice" exclusion from the World Championships starting Friday in Oregon, USA.
Despite the qualifying mark, Akintra was not on Team Nigeria's roster to Oregon, but Edinne was previously listed and disembarked just 40 minutes before boarding the flight to Oregon. It is reported that.
Both athletes radiated frustration on Instagram pages that accused the Nigerian Athletics Federation and sports authorities of being prejudiced and incompetent. A student at Middle Tennessee State University,
Akintola passed the qualifying in the 200m dash with a personal best (PB) of 10.04 seconds and 20.26 seconds with a 100m dash.
He also contributed to the qualifying for the Nigerian Men's 4x100m Relay and was preparing for his first appearance in the World Championships, but his dream is now on fire.
The Tennessee-based sprinter, who knew various tips on why he dropped out of the Nigerian team, used social media to reveal everything.
He wrote on his Instagram page: They were hiding under the umbrella of OCT (Out of Competition Test). I mean, I didn't submit my whereabouts etc. (this shit since March).
"They already cost me a big championship (it's their plan ikr), and I knew they knew what they were doing / doing. Thanks to everyone who took care of me and showed my love. 21-year-old Ezine, who has just moved from the United States to Nigeria, is overwhelmed by how lazy sports authorities shattered her dreams. It is.
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A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley lamented that AFN had disappointed her in action and inaction after doing everything she could to represent Nigeria on the world stage.
Looking at her Instagram, she says: "It has always been my dream to represent Nigeria on the world stage, but despite reaching global standards, I flew to Nigeria alone, switched to the United States and the first hamstrings tension.
Prepared mentally / physically for.
"The Nigerian Movement Federation has failed me. The negligence and self-centered behavior of the minister and other managers once again overwhelmed the federation, which is an athlete. Has an adverse effect on.
“Why am I being told 40 minutes before my flight to Oregon, the week of competition, that I’m no longer competing because of their wrongdoings and irrational fear? I have already passed 2/3 drug tests, but for some reason, I am not allowed to do my third test because of “fear of failure”.
For Ezinne, more lip service is being paid to the continuous talks of overhauling the system as corruption and avoidable errors still reign supreme in the sporting federations.
“They speak repeatedly about trying to fix the broken system that is Nigerian Athletics by firing and hiring all new staff, but the corruption still lives. I, unfortunately, will not be competing at worlds or the commonwealth games,” she added.
Familiar image of chaos
Due to official negligence, Nigeria was in the news the night before the last Tokyo Olympics.
Ten athletes who participated in various events were denied competition opportunities because they did not complete the required number of out-of-competition tests.
It didn't go well with the athletes who caused the turmoil in Tokyo when they staged a protest that brought international embarrassment for the country.
The 2022 World Athletics Championships are scheduled for July 15-24 in Oregon, USA.
