Nigerian record-breaking athlete, Tobi Amusan was not included in the list of 26 athletes released by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria for the 2023 World Athletics Championships on Tuesday.

The world champion and record holder in the women’s 100-meter hurdles was conspicuously absent from the list due to the doping scandal surrounding the record-breaking athlete.

The competition, which runs from August 19 to August 27 in Budapest, Hungary, will feature 11 male competitors and 15 female athletes from Nigeria.

Ese Brume, who finished second in the competition the previous year, is expected to go for gold in Budapest this year. She will compete in the long jump event alongside Ruth Usoro. Sade Olatoye (Hammer) and Chioma Onyekwere (Discuss) are two famous ladies on the AFN list.

National champion Usheoritshe Itshekiri, Favour Ashe, Seye Ogunlewe, Alaba Akintola, Fakorede Adekalu, and Anunagba Karlington will be spread across the men’s 100m and 4x100m relay races, just as Rosemary Chukwuma, Favour Ofili, Faith Okwose, Justina Eyakpobeyan, and Success Umukoro will compete in the women’s 100m and 4x100m event.

Nigeria has a large number of medal contenders on the list, although Amusan’s status is yet unknown to the AFN.

Since the hurdler failed three drug tests this year, the Athletics Integrity Unit provisionally suspended her one month before the championships, casting doubt on her eligibility to compete.

The AIU additionally disclosed that there will be a hearing on her case before the World Championships with only 10 days left until this year’s competition. Additionally, she pledged to refute the accusations and prove her innocence, but nothing has come of the procedures yet