Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare suspended for doping

TOKYO: Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been banned from the women's 100m semifinal at the Tokyo Olympics after an out-of-competition doping test returned a positive result. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said it has provisionally suspended Blessings with immediate effect after a sample collected from the sprinter tested positive for human growth hormone. IANS

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