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Kenyan Chepchirchir Handed Eight-Year Ban For Doping Violation


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Kenya's Sarah Chepchirchir has been handed an eight-year ban after the former Tokyo Marathon winner was found to have violated anti-doping regulations for a second time. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said the 39-year-old had…

Britain’s Olympic 4×100 Team Told To Hand Back Tokyo Medals


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Britain's men's 4x100m relay team have been told to hand back their Tokyo 2020 Silver medals after Chijindu Ujah's doping violation, the British Olympic Association (BOA) said. Ujah and team mates Zharnel Hughes, Richard Kilty and…

Okagbare Begins 4-Year Ban After Losing Doping Violation Appeal


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Nigerian athlete Blessing Okagbare, may have lost her battle to upturn the 4-year ban placed on her by World Athletics (WA) after failing an out-of-competition test as the result of her B Sample test came out with the same positive outcome…

‘I Am Not A Cheat’, Says British Athlete Ujah


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British sprinter CJ Ujah said he is "not a cheat" after a positive drugs test that could see his country stripped of their Olympic silver medal won in the 4x100m relay event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The 27-year-old ran the first…

AFN Announces Seven-Man Medical/Anti-Doping Commission


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Following the recent doping scandals that have dogged Team Nigeria at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has announced a seven-man Medical and Anti-Doping Commission headed by Professor Ken…

AFN Stands With Blessing Okagbare After Tokyo Olympics Disqualification


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The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) stands with legendary Nigerian athlete Blessing Okagbare after her shock disqualification by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) forĀ a doping rule violation during the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics in…

CAF Bans Enyimba Captain Oladapo For Doping Violation


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Austin Oladapo, the captain of Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) side Enyimba, has been handed a one-year ban from football by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) over an alleged doping violation. According to CAF,…