The Nigerian sprinter named Blessing Okagbare has been temporarily suspended for doping merely a few moments before the previous World Championships silver medallist was slated to run in the semi-finale which was held on Saturday in the women’s 100 metres race at the Olympics. The Nigerian payer was tested positive for human growth hormone in the event out-of-competition test which was held on 19th July 2021 just before the four days when the Olympics will be started and after the case of the player rises, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) decided to give her a compulsory temporary suspension. As per the statement of the AIU, it is stated that the test result was grabbed by the track and field’s anti-doping basis on Friday and later Okagbare had previously appeared in the 100 metres races on the initial day of the course event and the event will have to face off at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo.
The AIU notified Okagbare for her suspension in the early morning of Saturday with the statement that directing her outside of the 100 metres race and it is also expected that it is the finishing of her Olympic campaign. Talking about the doping laws than the player is permitted to demand that a B sample is examined to double-verify the outcomes. Blessing Okagbare is a 32 years old player who gained a silver medal in the sport of long jump which was held in the year 2008 at the Beijing Olympics and also secured in the World Championships in the year 2013.
Apart from this, the player also grabbed a bronze medal in the sports of 200 metres race in the World Championship of 2013 in Moscow and also in the year 2014, the player secured the win in 100-200 double which is at the Commonwealth Games in the year 2014. The player’s suspension was issued three days later the AIU declared that 10 course and track players from Nigeria were with a gathering of 20 from several nations who were barred from playing at the Olympics as they had not reached the least doping analysis claims.
After that test, it is stated that Nigeria is deemed a great-risk nation by the AIU as a crisp anti-doping record. Just for that, Nigerian players have to qualify for a minimum of three out-of-events examinations in between the 10 months just before an important championship. This news shocked many of them and now, they are eager to know that what will happen next in this case, so stay tuned with us.
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