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Nigerian athletes banned from the Tokyo Olympics are protesting officials Friday in Japan:
FAST TRACK ???????? @FastTrackNaija
<a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamNigeria?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeamNigeria</a> athletes are protesting in Tokyo.<br><br>• Negligence of incompetent administrators ensured 10 of them are banned from <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Olympics?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#Olympics</a><br><br>• ???????? officials refused to release Samsung S20+ 5G phone gifts by Samsung (which costs $1,000+) to the disqualified athletes.<br><br>What a shame! <a href=”https://t.co/Ql7sihOMIm”>pic.twitter.com/Ql7sihOMIm</a>
The 10 track and field competitors qualified for the Olympics but they are unable to compete after failing to take the three mandatory out-of-competition tests, according to Tunde Eludini of the Premium Times.
The Athletic Federation of Nigeria (AFN) reportedly failed to register the non-residents for the tests.
“The AFN bears responsibility for any lapses that may have occurred during the process and reassures Nigerians that our performances will not be negatively impacted,” the AFN said in response, per Gabrielle Fonrouge of the New York Post.
No Nigerian athlete has tested positive for any banned substance.
This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.
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