The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) introduced Thursday in Paris that it might not be making any public feedback on the registration standing of athlete Favour Ofili right now.
The Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) reviews that Ofili revealed late Tuesday that she had found she was not registered for the 100 metres race on the ongoing Olympic Video games.
There have been a number of reactions after this, with John Enoh, the Minister of Sports activities Growth, asking for explanations and promising robust sanctions in opposition to those that could also be discovered culpable.
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) additionally insisted that Ofili’s title was amongst these it submitted to the NOC for registration for Group Nigeria’s participation within the dash occasion.
However Tony Nezianya, the Public Relations Officer of NOC, has insisted that the committee wouldn’t be saying something on the matter for now and anticipated the AFN to take action.
“No feedback from the NOC for now. The AFN continues to be the physique that may clarify what occurred,” he mentioned.
Nezianya, who can also be Group Nigeria’s media attaché at Paris 2024, went on to say that the NOC was not going to permit the matter to distract it from its major aim.
“We’re centered on the hunt for gold medals for now as a result of that’s the final,” he added.
NAN reviews that Ofili has been registered for less than the 200m occasion, forsaking arguments on the propriety of that motion when she had really certified for each occasions. (NAN)
