Nigerian Olympic sprinter Blessing Okagbare charged by Athletics Integrity Unit

The 100-metres sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been charged for three different offences by the Athletics Integrity Unit ('AIU') following a positive test for a prohibited substance detected the day she was scheduled to compete at the Olympic event's semi-finals.

Ms Okagbare, a medallist from the Beijing Olympics, was provisionally suspended on 31 July the day of the Women's 100-metres final after results from an out-of-competition doping test from 19 July came to light.

The Charges