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Sprinter accused of cheating by diving over finish line to win gold says she didn’t dive but tripped & can’t remember what happened
Shaunae Miller, the Bahamian athlete who beat USA’s Allyson Felix to win gold in the 400 metres on Tuesday after diving over the finish line, has claimed that she didn’t dive but rather tripped and that she can’t remember what happened at the end of the race.
Felix, the reigning world champion, was closing in on Miller down the home straight and looked set to just edge ahead as the final centimetres of track ran out. But Miller, 22, threw herself over the line to clinch victory in a photo finish.
Miller has now sensationally claimed that she tripped and stressed she couldn’t remember the end of the race.
According to Athletics rules, placings are determined on whose torso crosses the line first. Even if it was a deliberate dive, Miller would not have broken the rules but, bloodied and bruised afterwards, she said she could not remember the winning moment.
‘I was thinking, “Oh my gosh, I am lying on the ground right now”,’ said Miller. ‘I don’t know what happened. My mind just went blank. I heard my mum screaming. When I heard that, I was like, “OK, I must have won the race”.’
‘It’s such an amazing feeling,’ said Miller. ‘My coaches were so pumped. This is the moment I’ve been waiting for. I just gave it my all. I have cuts and bruises, a few burns — but, hey, I got a medal out of it.’
Her coach Lance Brauman was quick to dispel rumours of cheating. ‘She gave everything she had and her legs gave out at the line,’ he said. ‘It was not intentional.’
A source at the World Athletics governing body, IAAF told the DailyMail;
‘If we were seeing people diving across the line in every race it might provoke an alteration but it’s unlikely this case will make a difference as it’s not even clear if she did it deliberately.’
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AdeDimeji Lateef, Dele omo Woli , Bash , Other A-list Comedians storm ijebu for Mc Baffy’s Ijebu Go Laugh ’23 Edition*
AdeDimeji Lateef, Dele omo Woli , Bash , Other A-list Comedians storm ijebu for Mc Baffy’s Ijebu Go Laugh ’23 Edition*
Fast-rising comedian and Master compere, Ayodeji Atanda prominently known around town as Baffy De Comedian will in few days time bring the AY Live experience to Ijebuland.
The grand event which promises to be a hit will hold on Friday, December 15, 2023 at the upscale Rolak Hotel and Suites, Imowo road, Ijebu Ode, Ogun state, starting from 4pm.
The annual comedy concert which has gathered momentum in recent years will have A-list comedians and artists like Lateef Adedimeji, Dele Omo-Woli, Ijebu, Dr Smile, Bash and Mc Mario in attendance.
Others music artistes and Nollywood celebrities expected are Olabest, Otega, Hephta, Koye, Shete, Mc Coded, Dj License and many others.
According to the convener of the award-winning programme, Mc Baffy, the comedy concert has been holding successfully in the last 11 years. We are out to thrill the audience with a breathtaking performance. I am bringing an AY LIVE experience to ijebu for ther first time and I am sure my people will be impressed.
DSS Raid: Igboho Denies Turning Into Cat To Escape Arrest
Sunday Igboho, a Yoruba Nation activist, has finally spoken out about rumours that he transformed into a cat during a midnight raid on his home by the Department of State Services (DSS) in July 2021.
In an interview, Igboho refuted the report, saying that nothing like that occurred during the DSS raid.
He added that the DSS fired sporadically during the raid, killing multiple cats.
According to the activist, the DSS wanted to either kill or arrest him during the raid.
He said, “It is true that some cats were killed during the attack. Because the DSS just kept firing bullets in all directions. I was rearing cats as pets, and I had many of them in my house. So, anything or movement attracted sporadic gunshots.
“Their mission was to either kill me or arrest me and take me to an unknown destination, but the Almighty God is greater than anybody in this world, including the despotic ex-President Muhammadu Buhari.”
Igboho added that he does not know whether the DSS brought three herbalists during the raid.
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