Eighteen athletes from the final entries of the Olympics failed minimum requirements, while two additional competitors from Kenya were replaced by the National Federation before they were submitted to officials, the Athletics Integrity Unit said.<\/p>\n
“National Federations must play their part in supporting anti-doping efforts,” David Howman, chairperson of the AIU, said in a statement. “The eligibility rules for athletes from ‘Category A’ countries are very clear and compliance is essential for cementing the required long-term changes and ensuring a level playing field for clean athletes.”<\/p>\n
The framework of the rule that prohibits the 20 athletes from competing was put into place in January 2019. Under the protocol, National Federations are responsible for ensuring the appropriate anti-doping measures are in place within their respective jurisdictions.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Africa-Press-Ethiopia Twenty unnamed athletes are ineligible to compete in the Tokyo Olympics after failing to meet anti-doping guidelines, the Athletics Integrity Unit announced Wednesday. The test’s results listed Nigeria the most, with 10 competitors unable to represent the country out of the 23 it entered for the Games. Athletes from “Category A” countries \u2014 or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":6328,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,17],"tags":[418,241,415],"class_list":["post-6327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-sport","tag-20-olympic-athletes-doping","tag-africa-press-ethiopia","tag-olympic-track"],"yoast_head":"\n