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2022 Commonwealth Games: Nigeria may be stripped of the relay gold

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As it stands now, Nigeria may be stripped of the women’s 4x100m relay gold won at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham; this is because one of the members of the quartet failed a doping test.


Recall that Nigeria won gold in the women’s 4x100m relay with four of our best athletes, including Tobi Amusan, Rosemary Chukwuma, Favour Ofili, and Grace Nwokocha.


Our source gathered that the World Anti-Doping Agency notified the Athletics Federation of Nigeria of the development. The confirmation of the B sample is still being awaited, and the result would determine the fate of the Nigerian team’s gold.


The rule has it that any such team would be stripped of the medal and the performance if the athlete is not exonerated. AFN president Tonobok Okowa has confirmed this report to our source.

He said the federation had begun an investigation of the matter and would make its position known.


He said, “The letter from the World Anti-Doping Agency just reached the federation today (Friday), and we are shocked to hear this for the first time. We risk being stripped of the 4x100m Commonwealth Games gold we won in Birmingham.” 


“But we will carry out our investigation. Although an athlete is responsible for anything that has to do with doping, this is not a good development for us.”


The AFN boss, however, refused to mention the name of the athlete involved, saying the AFN would make a public statement after concluding its investigation.


“No, I can’t disclose the identity of the athlete now because we need to confirm exactly what happened and conclude on our findings before making a public statement.


“The matter is still being investigated, and it’s not yet confirmed. What we got is notification letter so that everybody concerned will be ready for their defence, “AFN head coach Seigha Porbeni added.


This development is coming days after young high jumper David Aya also failed a drug test at last month’s World Athletics Junior Championships in Cali, Colombia.


Source: punchng.com


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