‘Why we disqualified Nigerian powerlifters’ by Our Reporter August 6, 2022 written by Our Reporter August 6, 2022 119facts have emerged over the disqualification of Nigerian Paralympic gold medallist Latifat Tijani and Onyinyechi Gift Mark from the women’s lightweight powerlifting event of the 2022 Commonwealth Games as the technical officials attributed their exit to late arrival for kits inspection.In a statement issued at 2.42 pm local time on Thursday, August 4, with the competition beginning at 3 pm, the technical delegate led by Malaysian official Shida Mat Shah said the duo was disqualified before the start of the competition after arriving 25 minutes late to a kit check. “Two athletes from Nigeria team were disqualified due to non-compliance to Technical Rules 17.1.4 ‘athletes does not present out to the kit check in the scheduled time and/or with a form of identification, they will be disqualified (DSQ)’,” a statement from the technical delegate read. “The two athletes were present at 2.10 pm, 25 minutes late from the scheduled kit check time of 1.45 pm,” the statement stated. Author Our Reporter View all posts Share 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTumblrWhatsappTelegramEmail previous post Adekuoroye, Oborududu claim CWG wrestling gold medals next post EPL: It’s a massive transfer – Gary Neville reacts as Chelsea completes £60m signing You may also like Prosperity Cup 2025: ALGON Throws Weight Behind Tournament Spires 5-Aside Divisional Qualifiers: Wasola FC, B Sand,... Gwagwalada and AMAC Set for Historic Showdown in... Lagos Legends Club Pays Courtesy Visit To AIG... Lagos FA, Stakeholders Mourns Death Of Tade Azeez Francis Orbih elected into Badminton World Federation Council NSC Mourns the Passing of Ex Referees Association... 40 Athletes from 30 Schools across 10 States... Lagos State League: Chekas Feeders Coach Rues Draw... CBEX: EFCC declares eight persons wanted over crypto fraudLeave a Comment Cancel ReplySave my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
