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Nigeria Runner , Grace Nwokocha Suspended by AIU

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Nigeria stands to be stripped of the women’s 4x100m relay gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham after Grace Nwakocha who is among the quartet failed a doping test.



The gold-winning team comprises Tobi Amusan, Rosemary Chukwuma, Favour Ofili and Grace Nwokocha.

The AIU has provisionally suspended Nigerian runner, Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha, for the Presence/Use of Prohibited Substances (Ostarine & Ligandrol) (Article 2.1 and Article 2.2)

With this action, the gold medal collected by other members of the team is about to be stripped of them.


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