Top Nigerian sprinter Divine Oduduru has been disqualified from taking part in the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Doha, after pulling out of Friday’s 100m event.

Oduduru ran foul of one of the competition rules which resulted in a stiff punishment from the world athletics body, IAAF. Oduduru had pulled out of the 100m event on Friday to focus on the 200m but the decision has ruled him out of the event and he will not also be part of the team’s relays, according to the IAAF rule.

Oduduru was initially entered for three events in the Men 100m, 200m and 4x100m relays. However, on the eve of his participation, the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN tweeted that he had opted to ‘concentrate’ on the 200m and pulled out of the 100m which he had been registered for.

Allowing him to have his way was a gaffe on the part of the AFN as the competition rules does not allow such last-minute withdrawals.
Consequently, on event day Oduduru was not listed in the Men’s 200m heat, because of the violation in the regulations.

With Oduduru technically knocked off, only Emmanuel Arowolo will represent Nigeria in the event which is starting on Sunday.
An excerpt of the competition rules states:

At all competitions under Rules 1.1(a), (b), (c) and (f), an athlete shall be excluded from participation in all further events (including other events in which he is simultaneously participating) in the competition, including relays, in cases where: (a) a final confirmation was given that the athlete would start in an event but then failed to participate;

Note: A fixed time for the final confirmation of participation shall be published in advance. At the African Games, Oduduru also opted out of the 100m and only competed in the 200m and 4x100m races where he won silver medals.

The AFN is yet to issue any official statement on the obvious technical gaffe that has further trimmed Nigeria’s slim chances of winning any medal in Doha.

Meanwhile, the duo of Raymond Ekevwo and Rilwanu Alowonle who competed in the semifinal of the 100m and 400m Hurdles events on Saturday both failed to make it to the finals having finished 5th and 8th respectively.

https://www.hitng.info/2019/09/29/doha2019-nigerian-athlete-divine-oduduru-disqualified-from-iaaf-world-championships/

Divine Oduduru ran foul of one of the competition rules which resulted in a stiff punishment from the world athletics body, IAAF.
[b]Divine Oduduru had pulled out of the 100m event on Friday to focus on the 200m but the decision has ruled him out of the event and he will not also be part of the team’s relays, according to the IAAF rule[/b].

He lost out on both races!
So sad
Double tragedy!
Dust yourself and look up man
This is not the end of life.

It is Divine!

I was wondering why i didn't see him at the finals yesterday..the guy would have registered a medal yesterday...the chances of nigeria winning 100m relay is slim

So sad. All the best Oduduru. See: https://www.nairaland.com/5339869/god-intended-permit-adam-even#80919793

When the law is clear enough Everywhere is not Nigeria where law is watery

When you bring a village athlete and assigned to him a village coach to both go to the international stage.

Richdad

did he not know the rules before..Nigerians always play into this peoples hands

hitng:
Top Nigerian sprinter Divine Oduduru has been disqualified from taking part in the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Doha, after pulling out of Friday’s 100m event.

Oduduru ran foul of one of the competition rules which resulted in a stiff punishment from the world athletics body, IAAF. Oduduru had pulled out of the 100m event on Friday to focus on the 200m but the decision has ruled him out of the event and he will not also be part of the team’s relays, according to the IAAF rule.

Oduduru was initially entered for three events in the Men 100m, 200m and 4x100m relays. However, on the eve of his participation, the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN tweeted that he had opted to ‘concentrate’ on the 200m and pulled out of the 100m which he had been registered for.

Allowing him to have his way was a gaffe on the part of the AFN as the competition rules does not allow such last-minute withdrawals.
Consequently, on event day Oduduru was not listed in the Men’s 200m heat, because of the violation in the regulations.

With Oduduru technically knocked off, only Emmanuel Arowolo will represent Nigeria in the event which is starting on Sunday.
An excerpt of the competition rules states:

At all competitions under Rules 1.1(a), (b), (c) and (f), an athlete shall be excluded from participation in all further events (including other events in which he is simultaneously participating) in the competition, including relays, in cases where: (a) a final confirmation was given that the athlete would start in an event but then failed to participate;

Note: A fixed time for the final confirmation of participation shall be published in advance. At the African Games, Oduduru also opted out of the 100m and only competed in the 200m and 4x100m races where he won silver medals.

The AFN is yet to issue any official statement on the obvious technical gaffe that has further trimmed Nigeria’s slim chances of winning any medal in Doha.

Meanwhile, the duo of Raymond Ekevwo and Rilwanu Alowonle who competed in the semifinal of the 100m and 400m Hurdles events on Saturday both failed to make it to the finals having finished 5th and 8th respectively.

https://www.hitng.info/2019/09/29/doha2019-nigerian-athlete-divine-oduduru-disqualified-from-iaaf-world-championships/

He never HEXPERED it

He never expererit!

Village people

U think say u be Usain bolt

No one can escape Buhari multiplier effect

Apparently AFN in their stupidity never experreit!!
Take heart Divine you are going places.

He never experere it

Even the leaders dont know the rule, shame on then and not the young man.

Nigeria will still find a way to punish him for this

And AFN don't know the rules before?

Oduduwa

AFN is wack

Does dat mean dat Okagbare would not be allowed to compete also

This guy seem to have issues managing his "talents". Even with his US exposure he still behaves like an amature.
AFN has always been a joke, an association managed by all sorts. Good luck young man in your future endeavours.

Had he not been practising for 100m and 200m? How do you get to a competition that you took years to prepare for and say you'd rather focus on 200m?
Then they shouldn't have blocked the way for another aspiring young man who would have prepared for the 100m.

johnmattew:
I was wondering why i didn't see him at the finals yesterday..the guy would have registered a medal yesterday...the chances of nigeria winning 100m relay is slim

the weather conditions in Doha is bad many athletes are pulling out of the 100m race

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He lost out on both races!
So sad
Double tragedy!
Dust yourself and look up man
This is not the end of life.

It is Divine!

It's fault of our tardy administrators who should known or enquire from the ruling body before his decision.
They failed him as usual.

He never experered it

Alas! He was followed from Nigeria to Doha, so sad. #DontGiveUp #MoreToCome

Y u pull out for last minute

Documentation has always been the problem of Nigerians, simply read and comply is so, so hard for many.

Its obvious u are just hearing his name for d first time...well, he was the medal carrier of his schl back den "univeristy of Texas USA" where he left his program to focus more on his carrier. So i wonder how he has sunddenly turned to a local Athletic oo. Information is power bro.

Richdad50:


When you bring a village athlete and assigned to him a village coach to both go to the international stage.

Richdad

law001:
He never experered it

trump has a hand in it.

DeRay98:


It's fault of our tardy administrators who should known or enquire from the ruling body before his decision.
They failed him as usual.