Tobi and others may lose their gold
After an unknown member of the women's 4x100m relay from Nigeria failed a drug test, the nation could lose its gold medal from the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Tobi Amusan, Rosemary Chukwuma, Favour Ofili, and Grace Nwokocha made up the gold-winning team.
It was discovered that the World Anti-Doping Agency had informed the Nigerian Athletics Federation of the development while still awaiting confirmation of the B sample.
If the athlete is not cleared, the team would often lose the medal and the performance.
[06:32, 03/09/2022] Goodnews Richard: After an unknown member of the women's 4x100m relay from Nigeria failed a drug test, the nation could lose its gold medal from the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Tobi Amusan, Rosemary Chukwuma, Favour Ofili, and Grace Nwokocha made up the gold-winning team.
It was discovered that the World Anti-Doping Agency had informed the Nigerian Athletics Federation of the development while still awaiting confirmation of the B sample.
If the athlete is not cleared, the team would often lose the medal and the performance.
AFN president Tonobok Okowa is said to have confirmed the report with Saturday.
He said the federation had begun an investigation of the matter and would make its position known. If the report of the investigatiiong doesn not go in favour of the atthletes, it may lead to the withdrawal of the gold medal earned grom the Common Wealth Games.
