Nigerian Boxer, Ogunsemilore, Fails Dope Test Ahead Of Olympic Opener

Ahead of her opening fight at the Paris Olympics, Nigerian lightweight boxer, Cynthia Ogunsemilore, has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a banned substance on Saturday.

This was disclosed by the International Testing Agency on Saturday.

The Agency noted that the 2022 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist and African Games champion tested positive for furosemide, a diuretic on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s prohibited list, in an out-of-competition doping control collected on Thursday.

“The athlete has been informed of the case and has been provisionally suspended until the resolution of the matter in line with the World Anti-Doping Code and the International Olympic Committee Anti-Doping Rules,” the ITA said on their website.

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The suspension means Ogunsemilore is barred from competing, training, coaching, or participating in any activity during the Paris 2024 Olympics.

She had been scheduled to face Taiwan’s Wu Shih Yi in a round-of-16 bout on Tuesday.

The ITA stated that Ogunsemilore has the right to challenge the provisional suspension before the Court of Arbitration for Sport – Anti-Doping Division and request analysis of her B-sample.