Nigerian athlete Chioma Onyekwere, who had trained for years to hone her discus skills, considered competing at the Tokyo Games to be the pinnacle of …
Nigerian athlete Chioma Onyekwere, who had trained for years to hone her discus skills, considered competing at the Tokyo Games to be the pinnacle of her career. « This is supposed to be one of the happiest moments of my life, » she said. Instead, because Nigerian athletic officials hadn’t conducted enough drug tests over the past several months, Onyekwere and nine other Nigerians unexpectedly found themselves disqualified this week. « I am beyond heartbroken, » Onyekwere said in a statement. « This feels like a bad dream that I can’t wake up from. » On Friday the 10 disqualified Nigerian track and field athletes took to the streets of the Olympic Village to protest the decision.
