Okagbare gets 10-year ban from athletics for doping offences
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Nigerian sprinter and long jumper Blessing Okagbare has been handed a 10-year ban for the use of multiple prohibited substances and for her refusal to co-operate with the Athletics Integrity Unit’s (AIU) investigation.
Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been banned for 10 years for doping in the lead-up to the Tokyo Olympics and refusing to co-operate with the investigation, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Friday (Feb 18), effectively ending her career.
Blessing Okagbare has been banned for 10 years for doping, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced on Friday. The 33-year-old, who is also a sprinter, was expelled from the Tokyo Olympics last year before the women's 100m semi-finals after testing positive for human growth hormone at an out-of-competition test in Slovakia on July 19. "The Disciplinary Tribunal has banned Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare for a total of 10 years," read an AIU statement.
Nigerian sprinter and long jumper Blessing Okagbare has been handed a 10-year ban for the use of multiple prohibited substances and for her refusal to co-operate with the Athletics Integrity Unit’s (AIU) investigation.
Nigeria's 2008 Olympics long jump silver medalist Blessing Okagbare has been banned for 10 years for doping, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced on Friday.
Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been banned for 10 years for doping and refusing to co-operate with the investigation, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Friday.
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