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Blessing Okagbare banned for 10 years

Uncle Ope by Uncle Ope
February 19, 2022
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Blessing Okagbare banned for 10 years

Nigerian sprinter, Blessing Okagbare has been suspended for violating anti doping rules and drug related offences during last year’s Tokyo Olympics.

Okagbare, who has an Olympic silver medal in the long jump from the 2008 Beijing Games, was provisionally suspended before the 100 metres semi-finals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics last year.

The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) statement said the sole arbitrator adjudicating the case concluded that Okagbare’s “use of multiple prohibited substances” was “part of an organised doping regimen in the lead-up to the Tokyo Olympic Games.”

This “egregious conduct” led to an increase in the normal four-year sanction.

The 33-year-old, who denied all charges, was given a five-year ban for returning doping tests positive for EPO as well as Human Growth Hormone.

She was then handed an additional five-year ban for refusing to cooperate with an AIU investigation.

“We welcome the decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal. A ban of 10 years is a strong message against intentional and coordinated attempts to cheat at the very highest level of our sport,” said AIU chief Brett Clothier.

“This is an outcome that was driven by our intelligence-led target testing as well as our commitment to investigate the circumstances behind a positive test.”

Okagbare had denied using drugs to spike her system at the Tokyo Olympic games.

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