ATHLETICS INTEGRITY UNIT ISSUES CHARGES AGAINST NIGERIAN SPRINTER BLESSING OKAGBARE IN RELATION TO THREE DISCIPLINARY MATTERS

The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has issued charges against Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare in relation to three separate disciplinary matters.

The athlete has been charged with the presence and use of a prohibited substance following the detection of Human Growth Hormone in a sample collected out-of-competition on 19 July in Slovakia and reported to the AlU on 30th July.

This matter was publicly announced on 31st July when Ms Okagbare was provisionally suspended. She had been scheduled to participate in the semi-finals of the Tokyo 2020 women's 100m that day.

The athlete has also been charged with the presence and use of a prohibited substance following the detection of recombinant erythropoietin (EPO) in a sample collected out-of-competition on 20th June in Nigeria.

The AlU requested EPO analysis be conducted on the sample on 29th July and the adverse analytical finding was reported to the AlU on 12th August. Ms Okagbare was notified of the adverse analytical finding on 20th August.

Human Growth Hormone and EPO are non-specified substances on the 2021 World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List. A provisional suspension is mandatory following an adverse analytical finding for such a substance under the World Athletics Anti-Doping Rules and the athlete remains provisionally suspended.

Finally, the AlU has issued a further charge against Ms Okagbare in accordance with Rule 12 of the World Athletics Anti-Doping Rules following the athlete's refusal to co-operate with the AlU's investigation into her case.

Specifically, it is alleged that the athlete failed to comply with a formal requirement to produce relevant documents, records and electronic storage devices, which was issued to the athlete by the AlU on 15th September.

The athlete denies all charges and has requested that each of them be submitted to a hearing before the Disciplinary Tribunal.

As the process is ongoing the AlU will make no further comment on the matter at this time.

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fergie0o1:
Charges:

*Presence of HGH in a sample collected on 19 July.

*Presence of EPO in a sample collected on 20 June.

*Refusal to co-operate with investigation.

Okagbare, who turns 33 on Saturday has denied all charges and has requested a disciplinary tribunal. She faces a lengthy ban if found guilty.




Athletics Integrity Unit


Okagbare took to twitter early September:



Blessing Okagbare MFR

Mopolchi:
Make she use style retire. Na gra gra she dey do. So disgraceful of her.

tolumizzy:
Igbo amaka.... Na bad belle dey worry dem... Shine on girl

tolumizzy:
Igbo amaka.... Na bad belle dey worry dem... Shine on girl

Bodmum:
shame

fergie0o1:
Charges:

*Presence of HGH in a sample collected on 19 July.

*Presence of EPO in a sample collected on 20 June.

*Refusal to co-operate with investigation.

Okagbare, who turns 33 on Saturday has denied all charges and has requested a disciplinary tribunal. She faces a lengthy ban if found guilty.


No so dem take get blessing oo




Athletics Integrity Unit


Okagbare took to twitter early September:



Blessing Okagbare MFR

DoggoneDogg:
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Okagbare is Edo which is where Afonjas originated from before cowardice & betrayal poisoned their blood.

Afonja Ajoka!

DoggoneDogg:
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Okagbare is Edo which is where Afonjas originated from before cowardice & betrayal poisoned their blood.

Afonja Ajoka!

mogbeyiteren:
you ingrate, when she was winning gold for Nigeria you did not shame her o

mogbeyiteren:
She is an Urhobo, and stays in Sapele, Shell Road to be precise.

Abohboy:


How did Yoruba originate from Edo? It's the other way around and depending on which area of Edo we're talking about there is also Igbo ancestry

DoggoneDogg:
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All I know is Afonja & Bini are one. Nothing consign me with who born who.

DoggoneDogg:
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Urhobo is an offshoot of Bini. Yes or No??

Abohboy:


They aren't one if they were one they'd speak the same language, wear the same clothes and have the same traditional religion but they have none of the above mentioned criterias if you believe Yoruba and Bini are the same then so are Igbo the same all of those groups have a linked ancestry the languages are similar and share common words and are all located in a similar geographical range and climate