Nigerian Athletes hit the streets of Tokyo with Placards.

Tokyo 2020 has taken a new turn for Nigeria as some athletes who were banned from the Olympic Games have taken to the streets.

Team Nigeria was hit with the sad news on Thursday after AIU announced that ten Nigerian athletes were ineligible to participate.

The affected athletes have taken to the streets of Tokyo to protest, claiming they are suffering for someone's negligence.

Some of the inscription on the placard read

“Why should we suffer for someone else’s negligence”

“All we wanted to do was compete”

“We are not just alternates but potential medalists.” 

Under the framework of Rule 15, the minimum requirements of countries are to ensure that athletes undergo proper testing to maintain the integrity of the sport. 

The AIU explained that the respective national federations of countries are responsible for ensuring appropriate anti-doping measures are in place in their respective jurisdictions.

Urine and blood samples should have been tested within three weeks apart in the ten months leading up to a major event. Nigeria's sprint queen and long jump athlete Blessing Okgbara,  blamed the Athletics Federation of Nigeria for the recent development. She claimed that athletes were neglected by the administrators.

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