Budapest , Hungary - 22 August 2023; Tobi Amusan of Nigeria competes in the women's 100m hurdles heats during day four of the World Athletics Championships at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo By Sam Barnes/Sportsfile via Getty Images)


With a statement released by The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) on Thursday, Nigerian world record holder, Tobi Amusan has been cleared of all doping violations and had the suspension placed on her in July for whereabouts failures – missing three tests within a calendar year, lifted.

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – AUGUST 07: Tobi Amusan of Team Nigeria celebrates as they cross the finish line to win the gold medal in the Women’s 100m Hurdles Final on day ten of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games at Alexander Stadium on August 07, 2022 on the Birmingham, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

The statement read:

“A panel of the Disciplinary Tribunal, by majority decision, has today found that Tobi Amusan has not committed an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV) of three Whereabouts Failures within a 12-month period.”

The 26-year-old can now finally heave a sigh of relief after the tribunal cleared her of all anti-doping violations. The 2023 World Athletics Championships begins on Saturday in Budapest.

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