Teenage Nigerian weightlifter Chika Amalaha has been stripped of her Commonwealth Games gold medal a week after failing a drugs test in Glasgow.

It was confirmed on Friday morning that the B sample analysis, requested by 16-year-old Amalaha, had returned another positive result and that made it inevitable she would lose her title.

At an afternoon hearing of the Commonwealth Games Federation court, it was confirmed Amalaha would be disqualified, a CGF spokeswoman confirmed to Press Association Sport.
The spokeswoman, promising a full statement from the CGF later, said: 'It is correct that she has been stripped of the gold medal.'

Amalaha went through doping control after her victory in the 52kg class at the Clyde Auditorium on July 25, and the results showed traces of diuretics and maskings agents.

CGF chief executive Mike Hooper said earlier on Friday: 'I can report that the analysis on the Nigerian weightlifting Chika Amalaha's B sample has been completed, and this has confirmed the analysis and finding of the A result.'

The CGF disciplinary hearing was chaired by the federation's president, Malaysian Prince Imran.

Their decision brings a sorry saga to its natural conclusion, with Amalaha having provided an early feel-good story before the full context of her achievement was revealed.

She had set Games records in her weight category in both the snatch and overall elements, and said afterwards: 'I'm absolutely delighted. I wasn't coming here to go for gold, I just wanted to break my own record. I'm so happy that I'm going home with gold in my first Commonwealth Games.'

Amalaha spoke of the 'pain and dedication that got me here', yet Tuesday saw the announcement of her failed drugs test.

World Anti-Doping Agency president Sir Craig Reedie expressed his shock on Tuesday that someone so young should have failed a doping test, saying: 'I am very disappointed that somebody as young as that appears to have committed an offence at a multi-sport event like the Commonwealth Games.'
SOURCE: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-2713431/Nigerian-weightlifter-Chika-Amalaha-stripped-Commonwealth-Games-gold-medal-failing-drugs-test-Glasgow.html
This is quite a pity. I was even so happy for her. Another bad news for Nigeria

cant read feeling sleeping.gud9T

hmmm, not cool..

How could she have thought that she would not be caught especially in this age and time. Was she not thinking of winning when she was taking the banned substance? Did she think that when she wins no drug check would be carried out on her? When a 16 year old achieves such success, all eyes would definitely be on her. .Her coach should also be investigated.

It might not totally be her fault. You know Nigerians like self medication and all these drugs that we feel we can use anyhow to cure malaria, cough and other ailments might actually not accepted for athletes. Some of the compositions might be what the Federation see as banned substances.

Nigeria is innocent of Ebola but we're charged with being an Ebola ridden Nation. We don't make the truth the West does. That poor child. Wouldn't be surprised if the lab tech that did her sample was Indian.

it had to be ndigbo.. smh ...

Litmus: Nigeria is innocent of Ebola but we're charged with being an Ebola ridden Nation. We don't make the truth the West does. That poor child. Wouldn't be surprised if the lab tech that did her sample was Indian.

Hahahaha

pdppower: It might not totally be her fault. You know Nigerians like self medication and all these drugs that we feel we can use anyhow to cure malaria, cough and other ailments might actually not accepted for athletes. Some of the compositions might be what the Federation see as banned substances.

You are totally right. However because she used a mask to avoid detection, many have been forced to suspect foul play. I honestly believe at 16, she is too young for this kind of controversy

Even with all the garri she eats she can not win fair, even with her football age she can not win fair nawao

Sad