The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has announced that banned Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been found to have committed additional anti-doping rule violations.
Chioma Ajunwa-Opara said Okagbare’s residing in the United States means she had “a better knowledge than those (athletes) living in Nigeria.”
Okagbare was handed the ban for multiple breaches of anti-doping rules by the AIU on Friday.
Okagbare was provisionally suspended before the 100 metres semi-finals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics last year.
Ten Nigerians are part of 20 athletes declared ineligible to participate in the athletics events of the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics for violating anti-doping rules.
