The Sun News Online has a very interesting article on reigning 100 meters world indoor champion, Olusoji Fasuba of Nigeria. Here’s an excerpt:

On his world title win in Valencia, Spain: It was great to have won in Valencia. To think of the incidents that took place before the final, one would say that there was something to it.

First, I had a cut in my finger the day before the semi-final and thereafter, had a strain in the semi-final, which made me to be very scared.

My coach was very supportive. He took me to some Spanish physiotherapists, who helped me to get back to form for the final.

On his refusal to use drugs, even legal ones: After I was examined, I was told that it was a slight strain and nothing to really worry about. The doctor gave me a drug to take for relief, but I refused because I didn’t want anybody to accuse me of taking an enhancing drug.

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