Commonwealth Games, Chika Amalaha, has been stri*ped of her medal
after failing an in-competition drug test.
The 16-year-old claimed gold in the women's 53kg category on Friday
after lifting at a combined total of 196kg.
The Rivers State-born lifter was previously suspended" by the Games
federation after her 'A' sample tested positive for a combination of
banned diuretics and masking agent- amiloride and hydrochlorothiazide.
She is now "fully suspended" from the Glasgow Games and her result
"nullified" following her positive "B' sample test.
The CGF statement read in part: "The Commonwealth Games Federation has
determined that Nigerian weightlifter, Chika Amalaha, has committed an
anti-doping rule violation and has fully suspended her from the
Commonwealth Games in Glasgow."
Dika Toua from Papua New guinea has been awarded the gold medal with
the Indian duo Santoshi Matsa and Swati Singh claiming silver and
bronze.
Amalaha equaled the Games snatch record of 82kg with her first attempt
before lifting 85kg on her third.
She had claimed the pole position by a combined total of 196kg- a
Games record- and she would have been the youngest woman to win a
weightlifting title in the Games history- according to the
International Weightlifting Association.
Amalaha's ordeal sees Nigeria's gold medal count drop to seven, plus
her six silver and 14 bronze equal a combined 27 medals; yet retains
the 8th spot on the medal standings.
She is the first athlete to fail at the ongoing Games, aside some few
pre-competition anti-doping rule violations.
The World Anti-Doping Agency recommends a standard two-year ban for a
first doping offence.
Meanwhile, Edith Ogoke, Efe Ajagba and Efetobor Apochi won bronze
medal each for the country in the women's middleweight, men's
super-heavyweight and heavyweight boxing categories respectively,
after losing their semi-final matches by unanimous decision on Day
nine.
Ajagba, 20, lost to Australia's Joseph Goodall in the men's +91kg
super heavy semi-final, while Nigeria's only female boxer at the 2012
London Games, Ogoke, 23, was no match for Team England's Savannah
Marshall in the women's (69 - 75kg) middle semi-final, both on Friday.
Apochi, 26, captain of the Nigeria boxing team, lost the day's first
bout in the men's 91kg heavyweight semi-final to Canada's Samir
El-Mais.
Women's freestyle wrestler Blessing Oborududu added a bronze to the
country's tally by beating England's Chloe Spiteri 3-1 in the 63kg
bronze medal final.
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