Annette Echikunwoke was set to represent Nigeria at the 2020 Olympics but was disqualified along with nine other athletes after failing to undergo mandatory tests due to an error by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria.
She then changed her allegiance to the United States to compete at Paris 2024.
Now, she can call herself an Olympic medalist after winning silver in the women’s hammer throw 
Stunned by negligence by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) of her parents’ homeland during the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Annette Echikunwoke switched back to her country to achieve glory four years later. Her fortunes contrast with that of her former country colleague, Favour Ofili, who suffered from the same AFN negligence but, unlike Echikunwoke, stuck with Nigeria for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
