Tobi Amusan reacts after losing world title
Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan has stated that she will bounce back after losing her world women’s 100m hurdles crown.
Amusan missed out on the medal chart after clinching sixth position in the final of the 100mh event on Thursday, losing the crown to Danielle Williams of Jamaica at the world athletics championship in Budapest.
Speaking with Journalists after the race, Amusan said it was quite “a journey getting into the final” despite all she had gone through in the last couple of weeks.
“It has been God, my team and my family,” the 2022 gold winner told reporters.
She thanked all her fans for supporting her through the ups and downs, promising that she will be back stronger.
She hopes to get her “medal” back next year.
“Yeah, it’s a tough one; nobody likes to lose but considering what I have gone through in the past couple of months, I’m so grateful that I came out,” she enthused.
In July, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) provisionally suspended the Amusan for three missed whereabouts failures.
The suspension was announced after it was discovered that Amusan had missed three drug tests within a 12-month period. This charge carried a two-year suspension term, even if an athlete has never failed a drug test.
Ultimately, the Disciplinary Tribunal announced the verdict which stated, “Tobi Amusan has not committed an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV) of three Whereabouts Failures within a 12-month period”.
Despite her apparent great performance in the run off, many have attributed her failure to retain the crown to the emotional stress that the ‘suspension’ has brought upon her.
