{"id":36389,"date":"2014-08-01T14:58:08","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T14:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=36389"},"modified":"2014-08-01T14:58:08","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T14:58:08","slug":"nigerian-gold-medallist-chika-amalaha-faces-doping-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/08\/nigerian-gold-medallist-chika-amalaha-faces-doping-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"NIgerian gold medallist Chika Amalaha faces doping ban"},"content":{"rendered":"
Teenage Commonwealth Games gold medallist Chika Amalaha is facing a doping ban after failing a drugs test.<\/p>\n
The Nigerian, 16, won weightlifting gold with a combined total of 196kg in the women’s 53kg category.<\/p>\n
The Commonwealth Games Federation says it will meet on Friday to determine her punishment following her positive ‘B’ sample test.<\/p>\n
Amalaha was provisionally suspended from the Games after an ‘A’ sample was found to contain banned substances.<\/p>\n
The samples contained amiloride and hydrochlorothiazide, which are both prohibited as diuretics and masking agents.<\/p>\n
After confirming the positive test, CGF chief executive Mike Hooper said: “I can’t and won’t speculate on what the outcome might be.<\/p>\n
“We have a robust process in place that must be followed to ensure fairness to all.”<\/p>\n
Amalaha was the first athlete to fail a test at the Games, but Welsh 400m hurdler Rhys Williams and 800m runner Gareth Warburton both missed the competition after being charged with anti-doping rule violations.<\/p>\n
Both athletes deny knowingly taking any banned substance.<\/p>\n
The World Anti-Doping Agency recommends a standard two-year ban for a first doping offence.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC Sport<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Teenage Commonwealth Games gold medallist Chika Amalaha is facing a doping ban after failing a drugs test. The Nigerian, 16, won weightlifting gold with a combined total of 196kg in the women’s 53kg category. The Commonwealth Games Federation says it will meet on Friday to determine her punishment following her positive ‘B’ sample test. Amalaha […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":36390,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[1797,3,1925,31,125],"yoast_head":"\n