The Nigerian gold medallist Chika
Amalaha has been
provisionally suspended from the
Commonwealth Games
after an in-competition drugs
test resulted in an anti-doping
violation, the Commonwealth
Games Federation has
announced.
The 16-year-old Amalaha
provided an ‘A’ sample on July
25 - shortly after winning the
women’s 53kg category -
which revealed traces of
diuretics and masking agents.
Amalaha will have a ‘B’ sample
tested at a laboratory in
London on July 30.
The Commonwealth Games
Federation chief executive,
Mike Hooper, said: “We [have]
issued a formal notice of
disclosure to an athlete following
an adverse analytical
finding as a consequence of an
in-competition test. That
athlete is Nigerian weightlifter
Chika Amalaha who was
tested on July 25th. That athlete
has now been suspended
from the Commonwealth Games
in Glasgow.”
Hooper added: “[the substances]
are diuretics and masking
agents. In general terms, these
substances are on the
prohibited list for two reasons -
firstly in weight category
sports they can be used to
unfairly aid weight loss … and
secondly, their use has been
reported in attempts to mask
the presence in the body of other
prohibited substances.
“The relevant processes, as
detailed in our anti-doping
standard for the Games, are now
being followed and Ms
Amalaha has pursued her right
to have her ‘B’ sample
tested. This will take place at an
accredited laboratory in
London tomorrow, July 30. Upon
receipt of those results
the process will continue.”
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