Ghana: Echikunwoke makes U.S. hammer histor

 This time at the Olym­pics, hammer thrower, Annette Nneka Echikun­woke, got to compete, not only compete, but win a medal for the United States.

Three years ago, Echikunwoke arrived at the Tokyo Games ready to represent Nigeria, but she wound up needing to leave before even getting to take a throw.

Nigeria was among a handful of countries deemed “high risk” by track’s anti-doping regulators in the lead-up to those Olym­pics, forcing its athletes to be subjected to…