Cynthia Ogunsemilore
Olympics: Nigerian boxer Cynthia Ogunsemilore tests positive to banned substance
Nigerian lightweight boxer Cynthia Ogunsemilore has been suspended from taking part in the ongoing Paris Olympics.
She was suspended by the International Testing Agency on Saturday after she tested positive to a banned substance.
The suspension, which is provisionally, is coming ahead of her opening fight at the Paris Olympics.
Ogunsemilore tested positive for furosemide, a diuretic on WADA’s prohibited list, in an out-of-competition doping control collected on Thursday.
READ ALSO:
The ITA said, “The athlete has been informed of the case and has been provisionally suspended until the resolution of the matter in line with the World Anti-Doping Code and the International Olympic Committee Anti-Doping Rules.’’
This means that the athlete is prevented from competing, training, coaching, or participating in any activity, during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
“The athlete has the right to challenge the imposition of the provisional suspension before the Court of Arbitration for Sport – Anti-Doping Division. The athlete also has the right to request the analysis of the B-sample.”
The Commonwealth Games bronze medallist and African Games champion was due to take on Taiwan’s Wu Shih Yi in a round of 16 bouts on Tuesday.
(Reuters/NAN)
Updated: Plateau Under Siege: 10 Killed in Coordinated Bandit Raids Fresh violence rocked Riyom…
Police Dislodge Bandit Camps, Arrest Gunrunners in Kaduna The Kaduna State Police Command has achieved…
BREAKING: Panic at MMIA as Fire Breaks Out at Old Terminal A fire outbreak on…
ADC Leadership Clash: Oyegun Bars Owie from Caucus Meeting in Edo A power struggle has…
U.S. Court Orders ICE to Release Nigerian Detained Since 2012 A U.S. District Court in…
Anambra Govt Shuts NASPA Market Over Sit‑At‑Home Defiance The Anambra State Government has closed the…