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This decision by the AIU also means that Nigeria has lost its potential qualification place for the women's 4×100 meters relay at next month's World Athletics Championships Oregon22. According to reports, this was because six days after Okagbare evaded sample collection on June 13th, 2022, she competed in the 4×100m relay events at the Olympic trials.

The Athletics Integrity Unit said that Okagbare has been found to have committed additional anti-doping rule violations specifically evading sample collection&tampering or attempted tampering with the doping control process. Her current 10-year ban has been extended by one year.

The dreams of others Athletes have now been dashed because of Blessing Okagbare's actions. Our 4x100m relay won't compete at the World Championship in Oregon next month ( July).

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Okagbare had earlier threatened that she was going to file an appeal against the decision taken by the body at the Court of Arbitration for Sports ( CAS). However, the court confirmed that the sprinter did not file any appeal which expired on March, 18th, 2022.

Please be advised that at the time of writing, no appeals have been filed at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in relation to this matter.

She was banned after the presence of multi-banned substances were found in her system. However, Okagbare denied that she took any banned susbtance.

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Okagbare was slammed with a ten years ban for breaching multiple anti-doping rules at the just concluded Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

The news was confirmed in a statement released by the Athletics Integrity Unit on Friday, February 18th, 2022. She was issued a five-year ban for the presence and use of multiple prohibited substances and another five years gor her refusal to corporate with the body's investigation of her case.

The 33-year-old took to her official Twitter account on Saturday, February 19th, 2022. She confirmed the ban and said her lawyers will read through the details of the ban.

My attention has been brought to the statement made by the AIU regarding it's disciplinary panel decision. My lawyers are currently studying it for our next line of action which we will inform you soon.

The 33-year-old was banned from the games before the women's 100 meters semi-final after testing positive for human growth hormone at an out-of-competition test in Slovakia on July 19th, 2021.

She has the right to appeal against the Disciplinary Tribunal’s decision at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) within 30-days.

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The news was confirmed in a statement released by the Athletics Integrity Unit on Friday, February 18th, 2022. She was issued a five-year ban for the presence and use of multiple prohibited substances and another five years gor her refusal to corporate with the body's investigation of her case.

The 33-year-old was banned from the games before the women's 100 meters semi-final after testing positive for human growth hormone at an out-of-competition test in Slovakia on July 19th, 2021.

She has the right to appeal against the Disciplinary Tribunal’s decision at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) within 30-days.

Why Blessing Okagbare is Banned?

The AIU said it is working closely with USADA “to follow developments in the matter (the criminal investigation),” regarding Lira and the ‘sole arbitrator’ that worked on her doping case had identified Okagbare as ‘Athlete 1’.

“On 12 January 2022, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced the unsealing of a first criminal charge under the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act against Eric Lira, a US based “naturopathic” therapist, who is alleged to have supplied performance-enhancing drugs to athletes before the Tokyo Olympic Games.

“The sole arbitrator concluded that Athlete 1 named in the criminal complaint is Blessing Okagbare.”

The indictment included encrypted correspondence from Okagbare — identified only as “Athlete 1” — and Lira where the Nigerian testifies to the effectiveness of the substances following Olympic trials in Lagos on June 17, where she clocked a wind-assisted 10.63sec in the 100m.

The Call between Okagbare and Eric

“Hola amigo / Eric my body feel so good / I just ran 10.63 in the 100m on Friday / with a 2.7 wind / I am sooooo happy / Ericccccccc / Whatever you did, is working so well,” Okagbare wrote.

In a later message, Lira said Okagbare was poised to “dominate” in Tokyo.

“What you did . . . is going to help you for the upcoming events,” Lira wrote. “You are doing your part and you will be ready to dominate.”

The indictment also included details of further exchanges between Okagbare and Lira after she is informed of her positive test.

Call me urgently. . . [t]hey said one of my result came out positive on HGH . . . I don’t understand,” Okagbare wrote.

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Lira is the first person to be arrested under the new U.S anti-doping law governing international sports competitions. According to the U.S. Attorney's office in Manhattan, Lisa distributed drugs, which include human growth hormone and erythropoietin, a blood hormone, which is for the purpose of corrupting the 2020 games.

Okagbare was suspended for testing positive for human growth hormone in July 2021, which led to her immediate disqualification from the Olympic Games. The Athletics Integrity Unit also confirmed that Okagbare tested positive for a blood booster in June last year. She was charged with failing to cooperate with the investigation after she disobeyed an order to produce documents, records, and electronic storage devices in relation to other charges.

THE REVELATION

The latest reports from the Okagbare scandal showed that the Nigerian was in constant communication with the Lira while she was at the Olympic Games in Japan.

She wrote to him, according to the complaint.''Is it safe to take it this morning? ''Remember I took it Wednesday and then yesterday again. I was not sure, so I did not take a test.

In another communication between both parties during the games, Okagbare wrote to Lira that she just ran 10.63 seconds in the 100 meters heat. '' Eric, my body feels so good, she wrote. Whatever you did is working so well. Lira replied to her, '' You are doing your part and you will be ready to dominate.

Lira has been charged under the Rodchenkov Act, a law signed in 2020 that prohibits any person, other than an athlete, to knowingly influence any major international sports competition with the use of the prohibited substance.

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The athlete has claimed her innocence in the whole incident and has called on God to fight her battle. She made a post on her official Facebook account after the AIU released a statement.

To God of all grace, truth, and vengeance. Hear my heart cry.

Okagbare was suspended during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after testing positive for a human growth hormone following an out-of-competition test.

She recently tested positive for recombinant erythropoietin ( EPO) a substance that is responsible for the increase of red blood cells. She is also accused of not cooperating with the AIU investigation.

The Unit said the Olympic medalist failed to comply with formal requirements to produce relevant documents, records, and electronic storage devices needed for the investigation.

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The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has charged Nigerian athlete Blessing Okagbare with three offences for taking banned substances. She was suspended during the Tokyo Olympics Games after testing positive for a human growth hormone following an out-of-competition test on July 19, 2021.

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The Integrity Unit confirmed the news by releasing a statement on its official Twitter account. According to the report, Okagbare tested positive for a banned substance named recombinant erythropoietin (EPO) which handles the increase in the red blood cell count.

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The AIU has also been charged for not cooperating as she failed to comply with the formal requirement to provide relevant documents, records, and electronic storage devices needed for the investigation.

The Nigerian might have to lose all her medals, which include her silver medal at the 2008 Olympics if she is found guilty.

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This was announced on Saturday, July 31st, 2021 via the official Twitter account of the unit. In making this announcement, the tweet stated that Okagbare was suspended because one of her out-of-competition tests samples came back positive for human Growth Hormone, a prohibited substance by the World Anti-Doping Agency Prohibited List.

The sample was collected from the Athlete on Monday, July 19th, 2021. A laboratory accredited by the (WADA) analyzed the sample, then notified the Integrity Unit of the result on Saturday, July 30th, 2021.

The Sprinter was notified of these findings and of her immediate suspension from the games. This means Okagbare would not take part in the semi-finals of the women's 100 meters today.

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It has been a disastrous week for Nigerian Athletics this week, following the ban of ten athletes and now the suspension of medal hopeful Okagbare.

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Nwokocha qualifies for the semi-final with a personal best time of 11 seconds while Okagbare was also outstanding in her heat, qualifying for the semi-final with 11.04 seconds.

It's been a rough week for Nigeria Athletes at the Games after ten contingents were banned from competing by the Athletics Integrity Unit. This decision was an enormous blow for Nigeria, as the chances of winning a medal at the Athletics events became harder.

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Blessing Okagbare blamed the Athletics Federation of Nigeria when she took to her official Twitter account on Thursday, July 29th,2021. She believes negligence by the officials was the reason the contingents would not take part in the competition.

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria is a body governing the sports of Athletics in Nigeria. It is a member of the Confederation of African Athletics and the International Association of Athletics Federations.

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A total of twelve Nigerian athletes have been cleared by the Integrity unit of World Athletics to enable them to fully compete in the ongoing 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

This comes after an initial ban of ten Nigerian athletes by the integrity unit due to their failure to meet the minimum testing requirements under Rule 15 of the Anti-Doping Rules for 'Category A' federations.

In the new development, twelve Nigerian athletes have been cleared and they include: Blessing Okagbare, Ese Brume, Tobi Amusan, Divine Oduduru, Nwokocha Grace, Patience Okon George, Enoch Adegoke, Imaobong Nse Uko, Itsekiri Usheoritee, Enekwechi Chuckwuebuka, Emmanuel Ojeli and Samson Nathaniel.

Reigning Nigerian sprint queen Blessing Okagbare, who is also a 100/200m record holder, tops the lists as she will be making her fourth appearance at the games, competing in the women's 100m heat on Friday.

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She believes the affected Athletes who were based in Nigeria did not get the proper information they needed before going to Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Okagbare made this statement via her official Twitter account on Thursday, July 29th, 2021. She said,

If anyone who does not know the sports or has no passion for the Athletes, then such a person has no business being an administrator.

The Sports system in Nigeria is so flawed, and we the Athletes are the ones who receive the end of the damages.

Ten Nigerian Athletes were earlier banned for not observing no-notice out-of-competition tests (urine and blood) which are to be conducted not less than three weeks apart in the ten months leading up to a major event.

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These are the athletes affected by the ban Ruth Usoro (Jumper), Favour Ofili (Sprinter), Chioma Onyekwere (Discus), Annette Echikunwoke (Hammer), Chidi Okezie (4x100m women), Rosemary Chukwuma (100m), Glory Patrick (4x400m mixed relay), Yinka Ajayi (4x400 mixed relays) and Tima Godless (4x 100m relays)

This decision will be a blow for Nigeria as the chances of winning any medal at the Games just got reduced. The Athletics Federation of Nigeria is yet to make an official statement as it concerns the situation.

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