Sprinter, Gloria Asunmnu has said that she made
a huge mistake switching allegiance to Nigeria,
her country of origin from the USA, her country of
birth when she did, two years ago.
Asumnu is in the Team Nigeria camp in Moscow and
competed in the 100m event at the ongoing 14th IAAF
World Championships where she crashed out at the semi-
final stage.
The Tulane University, USA graduate wrote on her
Facebook wall on Thursday that she made a big mistake
choosing to run for Nigeria even though she failed to make
the USA team prior to that decision.
She wrote, ‘’Choosing to run for Nigeria was a decision I
thought I made for the better but in turn I’m starting to
think it was a big mistake,’’ she wrote on her wall.
The athlete, voted Tulane University’s 2007 Female
Student-Athlete of the Year, claimed that her growth has
been stunted since the switch.
‘’It’s not (the Athletic Federation of Nigeria) set up for you
to be the best you can be,’’ she further wrote.
‘’I don’t believe that she said what has been credited to her
but if she did, then it is unfortunate. Just 48 hours ago she
held a meeting with the people that matters in sports here
in Moscow where she discussed her problems with them and
they promised to address all the grievances she and others
aired,’’ Head of Media and Communications at the AFN,
Olukayode Thomas, said.
Source: Punch Nigeria
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