Somali sports authorities have come under for selecting Nasro Abukar Ali, a female athlete accused of being underqualified and unfit, to represent the country at the prestigious 2023 World University Games. Nasra came in last place during the 100m race at the 31st Summer World University Games held in Chengdu, China on Tuesday August 1, setting a new record for the slowest finish in the competition’s history. A viral video of the race has sparked questions as to …
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World record holder of the women’s 100m hurdles, Tobi Amusan has qualified for the final of the women’s 100m hurdles at the ongoing Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Amusan raced to a massive 12.40s to dominate Round 1 Heat 3 to qualify for Sunday’s final. The world champion, 25, will now stand a chance to defend her Commonwealth Games title, which she won in 2018 in Gold Coast, Australia, on Sunday, August 7. To cruise to victory, Amusan must fend …
Reigning men’s 100m world champion, Christian Coleman was provisionally suspended from athletics on Wednesday after missing a third doping test, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said. In a tweet, the AIU said it had administered “a provisional suspension against Christian Coleman of the USA for whereabouts failures, a violation of the World Athletics Anti-Doping Rules.” On Tuesday, the American, 24, detailed his latest missed test in a lengthy post on Twitter. He admitted the December 9 test …