{"id":15494,"date":"2024-07-29T00:42:49","date_gmt":"2024-07-28T23:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailynewswave.com\/?p=15494"},"modified":"2024-07-29T00:42:49","modified_gmt":"2024-07-28T23:42:49","slug":"paris-2024-olympic-huge-blow-as-ita-suspend-nigerian-boxer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailynewswave.com\/paris-2024-olympic-huge-blow-as-ita-suspend-nigerian-boxer\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris 2024 Olympic: Huge blow as ITA suspend Nigerian boxer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The International Testing Agency (ITA) announced on Saturday that Cynthia Ogunsemilore, a Nigerian lightweight boxer, had been provisionally suspended.<\/p>\n<p>This was after Ogunsemilore tested positive for a banned substance.<\/p>\n<p>The suspension has come ahead of her opening fight at the Paris 2024 Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Ogunsemilore tested positive for furosemide, a diuretic on WADA\u2019s prohibited list, in an out-of-competition doping control collected on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe athlete has been informed of the case and has been provisionally suspended until the resolution of the matter in line with the World Anti-Doping Code and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Anti-Doping Rules,\u201d the ITA said.<\/p>\n<p>Ogunsemilore is now prevented from competing in training, coaching, or participating in any activity, during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, a huge blow for Team Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Written By Don Silas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Testing Agency (ITA) announced on Saturday that Cynthia Ogunsemilore, a Nigerian lightweight boxer, had been provisionally suspended. 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