Nigerian gold medallist fails drugs test

Nigerian gold medallist fails drugs test

The African sixteen-year-old fails the test after winning the women's 53kg competition at the Commonwealth Games.

Nigeria teenager Chika Amalaha, at 16 the youngest female weightlifter to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal, has failed a doping test, the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) said.

She failed an in-competition test after winning the women's 53kg competition on Friday, testing positive for banned diuretics and masking agents.

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