Tokyo Olympics: Nigeria Runner Blessing Okagbare out of Games after failed drugs test

Runner Blessing Okagbare is out of the Tokyo Olympics subsequent to being suspended for bombing a medications test. The Nigerian - an opponent to Great Britain's Dina Asher-Smith - had won her 100m warmth on Friday and was because of race in the semi-finals on Saturday. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said the 32-year-old had tried positive for a human development chemical after an out-of-contest test on 19 July. The AIU said Okagbare was advised of her temporary suspension on Saturday. It added it would not be offering any further remark at this stage. Okagbare, Olympic long leap silver medallist in Beijing in 2008, had posted a period of 11.05 seconds in her 100m warmth and was set to arrange against Asher-Smith and Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herath in the principal semi-last. The news comes two days after 10 other Nigerian competitors were announced ineligible for the Games. The AIU managed they couldn't partake due to rebelliousness ...