By Luminous Jannamike
ABUJA – The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, Tuesday said more than 100 Nigerian athletes tested positive for doping since 2002 when official documenting of drug testing commenced in the country.
DalungHe said this figure would more likely be higher if funds had been available to conduct more complex drug tests.
Dalung stated this in Abuja while speaking at the opening ceremony of the Anti-Doping Seminar for Presidents and Secretaries of Sports Federations in Nigeria.
According to him, the figure brings to fore the high incidences of doping in sports activities in Nigeria, especially at the grassroots levels.
He explained that doping does not only have potential to destroy the intrinsic values of sports, its adverse health consequences on the large youth population that participate in sports, would create unwanted negative social impact.
100 athletes tested positive for doping in Nigeria in 15 years – Dalung
