I’m Relieved To Put The Suspension Experience Behind Me – Tobi Amusan

World women’s 100m hurdles champion, Tobi Amusan has come out to react to being cleared by the Athletics Integrity Unit for missing three tests.

Recall that the Nigerian athlete was provisionally suspended by the AIU in July for missing three tests, and fans have been reacting.

Reacting to the suspension lift, Tobi revealed that she is delighted to see the tribunal rule that she did not violate the whereabouts rules during the testing period for all runners.

Amusan added that she is thrilled to put the entire experience behind her and make Nigeria proud once again.

Her words, “This morning, 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 next week’s World Championships.

I generally have been and consistently will be an ally of clean sport.

To my five fingers, God is the greatest and I genuinely appreciate y’all for the support.”

WOW.

Oluwatobiloba Ayomide “Tobi” Amusan is a Nigerian track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles and also competes as a sprinter.

She is the current World, Commonwealth and African champion in the 100 m 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 100 m 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 100 m 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.

Tobi Amusan was born on April 23, 1997, in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria, to Mr and Mrs Amusan, who are school teachers. Tobi, as she is fondly called, is the youngest of three children. She attended Our Lady of Apostles Secondary School in her hometown. In May 2023, Amusan earned Master of Arts degree in Leadership Studies and Sports Management at the University of Texas at El Paso.