Due to anti-doping concerns, the National Sports Commission (NSC) has forbid six athletes from competing in the National Sports Festival.
The affected athletes were instructed not to compete for medals at the games.
The commission made this known in a statement made available to journalists in Abeokuta, the state capital, signed by the press director, Kehinde Ajayimade.
According to the report, the decision was in line with international best practices and the WADA code.
It was advised that registered anti-doping athletes who were enrolled in the upcoming festival, titled “Gateway Games 2024,” would not compete for medals.
The main organizing committee and the local organizing committee of the games convened for a strategic joint meeting on Monday in Abeokuta, the state capital of Ogun.
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Bukola Olopade, the NSC’s director-general, demanded that each participating state maintain a clean field during the competition.
One of the Commission’s key responsibilities is to ensure that Nigeria is free of drug problems at both domestic and international competitions.
Our sports-loving President, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has just passed the national antidoping law, and the impact of such a landmark achievement, starting with the current sports festival, must be felt right away, he said.
President Bola Tinubu, who was represented by Kashim Shettima, the vice president, and the president on Sunday, declared the NSF, which is tagged Gateway Games 2024, open in Ogun State.
Dapo Abiodun, the governor of Ogun State, promised to pay $2.5 million for each gold medal won by the state’s athletes at the state’s sporting event, which debuted on Sunday.
Source: Channels TV
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