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Nigerian sprinter Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha one of the quartet team that won gold in the 4x100m relay at this recent Commonwealth Games, has been given a provisional suspension by the Athletics Integrity Unit for the use of banned substances, the body said on Saturday.
Recall that the 21-year-old sprinter ran the anchor leg in Birmingham last month as Nigeria beat England and Jamaica to take gold.
The body announced on Twitter as follows: “The AIU has provisionally suspended Nigerian runner, Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha, for the Presence/Use of Prohibited Substances (Ostarine & Ligandrol) (Article 2.1 and Article 2.2).”
Ostarine and Ligandrol are both anabolic agents prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
When an athlete is given provisional suspension means he or she remains temporarily banned from competition before a final decision is taken at a hearing conducted under WADA rules.
Nwokocha qualified for last year’s Tokyo Olympics and also entered the 100m and 200m at the World Championships in Eugene this year, reaching the semi-finals in both events.
Recall that Nollywood Times reported that the Gold Medal won at the Commonwealth Games might strip off the team; this news confirmed the report. It is just a matter of time before the fate of Team Nigeria and that of Nwokocha will be determined.
Source: punchng.com
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