Commonwealth Gold Medalist Nwokocha Suspended For Doping
Grace Nwokocha, who won Nigeria a Gold Medal at the recently concluded 2022 Commonwealth Games, has been suspended for doping.
According to Vanguard, Ms Nwokocha, who ran Nigeria's anchor leg in the winning women's four × 100 relays, was given a provisional suspension by the Athletics Integrity Unit.
Her suspension follows the discovery of Ostarine and Lingadrol in Ms Nwokocha's urine sample collected on August 3, 2022. This information was revealed on the official website of the athletics body on Saturday night.
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced the provisional suspension of Nigerian sprinter Grace Nwokocha.
“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),” the body said in a statement on Twitter.
It was further stated that she would be under provisional suspension pending the conclusion of the investigation. However, she will be excluded from any other competition until a final decision is taken at hearing conducted, in line with World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) rules.
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