Samuel Ogazi Added To World Athletics Registered Testing Pool
Paris 2024 Olympics 400m finalist, Samuel Ogazi has been added to the World Athletics testing pool following the latest update by the Athletics Integrity Unit, AIU.
The 18-year-old’s addition was only a matter of time after he distinguished himself at the Paris Olympics, running inside 45 second thrice to reach the final on his first attempt at the greatest sporting fiesta in the world.
The reigning African U18 200m and 400m champion has thus proved himself as one of the athletes at the highest level of the sport of track and field.
With the update, Ogazi, the Nigeria u20 400m record holder at 44.41 is now one of the nine Nigerian athletes who are considered to be at the highest level of athletics.
Others who are on the updated testing pool include reigning Commonwealth Games 100m hurdles champion and world record holder, Tobi Amusan and three-time Olympics long jump medalist, Ese Brume.
Also on the updated list are Shot Putter Chukwuebuka Enekwechi, the second fastest Nigerian woman ever over the 100m, Rosemary Chukwuma, former world U20 champion, Udodi Onwuzurike, Olympics 200m finalist, Favour Ofili, long jumper Ruth Usoro and Nigeria 400m hurdles record holder, Ezekiel Nathaniel.
The nine Nigerian athletes on the Registered International Testing Pool are thus required to provide whereabouts information to the AIU and the information will be used by Anti-Doping Organizations (ADOs) to locate athletes for effective out of competition doping control.
The AIU will be primarily responsible for testing the nine Nigerians on its testing pool list while the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, will have the responsibility of testing others who should be on its testing pool.
