Okagbare

Okagbare’s Drug Supplier Charged to Court in US

Jan 13, 2022. by Ekohot Editor

Doping: Okagbare’s drug supplier charged to court in US EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Texas therapist who supplied performance-enhancing drugs to Olympic athletes, including suspended Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare, has become the first person charged under a new US anti-doping law. US justice department officials in New York said Eric Lira, a 41-year-old “naturopathic” … Read more

Okagbare Fails Doping Test, Banned From Tokyo Olympics

Jul 31, 2021.Jul 31, 2021. by Ekohot Editor

…the AIU had, on Thursday, disqualified 10 Nigerian athletes from the Tokyo games for not complying with out-of-competition drug testing requirements. Nigerian athlete, Blessing Okagbare, has been provisionally suspended from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after failing a drug test. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), the independent body created by the World Athletics that manages all … Read more