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Blessing Okagbare banned 10 years for breaching anti-doping rules

Last updated: February 18, 2022 4:52 pm
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Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been banned for a total of 10 years for multiple breaches of anti-doping rules, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Friday.

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Okagbare, who won an Olympic silver medal in the long jump event at the 2008 Beijing Games, was provisionally suspended before the 100 metres semi-finals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics last year.

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