Switch of allegiance: World Athletics awaits NRP report on Ofili, others

The World Athletics (WA) has declared that it has neither reviewed nor confirmed the four transfer of allegiance capabilities it received from the Turkish Athletics Federation, which reportedly comprises Nigeria’s Favour Ofili.

The statement from the field athletics governing body comes amidst viral studies that the 22-yr-weak Ofili has formally begun the device of switching allegiance to Turkey, not as much as three months before the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.

Despite the incontrovertible truth that World Athletics did not direct any particular person names, the governing body talked about the capabilities are for the time being under overview by the Nationality Assessment Panel (NRP), the self reliant body liable for coping with all nationality trade requests by the sport’s principles and ethics.

The World Athletics Communications Supervisor, Maphuti Hlako, hinted: “We can verify that the NRP (Nationality Assessment Panel) has received four capabilities from the Turkish Member Federation requesting athlete transfers, these capabilities relish neither been reviewed as of yet, nor popular by the NRP.”

Other than Ofili, four Jamaicans relish additionally requested to trade allegiance to Turkey. They're brief putter Rajindra Campbell, triple jumper Jaydon Hibbert, lengthy jump star Wayne Pinnock, and Olympic shot-set champion, Rojae Stona.

The athletes would reportedly get $500,000 each and each and a monthly $30,000 stipend to trade nationalities if they popular to suggest Turkey.