Tosin Adeloye, who was lashed eight years ban by the International Association of Athletics Federations, said she was done with her career in athletics.
Adeloye, 20, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that though she loves the sport, she would not be coming back after the ban is lifted.
She said: “I love athletics, but I am not coming back to the sport again.
“I know that I will survive by God’s grace.
“This is just a phase that will pass.”
NAN reports that the 4x400m gold medalist at the 2015 African Games tested positive for anabolic steroid Metenolone at the 2012 National Sports Festival in Lagos.
The ban ended in January 2015 and Adeloye was able to represent the country at the 2015 World Championships, which held in August in Beijing.
She was banned for the second time by IAAF after an in-competition test she took at the Warri Relays on July 24, 2015 turned out positive.
All the results she has achieved, individually or jointly, were annulled including times the Nigerian team ran in Beijing.
Following the ban, the nation’s 4X400m relay team was also disqualified from the games.
Other members of the Nigerian team at the Championships included Regina George, Funke Oladoye and Patience Okon-George.
The Ekiti State born athlete said she was now focusing her attention on becoming a successful business administrator at the Ekiti State University.
She said: “For now, I just want to focus on my education.
“I am presently studying Business Administration and I pray to God to guide me all through my stay.”
NAN.
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