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Athletic Integrity Unit Issues Blessing Okagbare & Nigeria with Another Ban
The Athletic Integrity Unit ( AIU) has added an extra year ban for Nigeria’s sprinter, Blessing Okagbare. INTER MILAN’S CEO SPEAKS ON ROMELU LUKAKU’S TRANSFER TO THE SERIE A This decision by the AIU also means that Nigeria has lost its potential qualification place for the women’s 4×100 meters relay at next month’s World Athletics…
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Blessing Okagbare Faces Three Count Charge for Banned Substance
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has charged Nigerian athlete Blessing Okagbare with three offences for taking banned substances. She was suspended during the Tokyo Olympics Games after testing positive for a human growth hormone following an out-of-competition test on July 19, 2021. READ ALSO: CRISTIANO RONALDO WINS PREMIER LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE MONTH The Integrity…
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#Tokyo2020: 10 Nigerian Athletes Banned from Olympic Games!
The Athletics Integrity Unit has banned twenty athletes from participating in the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, of which ten of them were Nigerians. The news was confirmed by the Integrity Unit via their official Twitter account on Wednesday, July 28th, 2021. They banned the athletes from the Games because of non-compliance with the Out of Competition…