A Texas therapist, Eric Lira, has been convicted on Monday for giving banned Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare and other Olympic athletes performance-enhancing drugs. The therapist who has also acknowledged his crime might spend up to 10 years in prison, according to US authorities. The US Department of Justice said the therapist is the…
Nigeria’s 2008 long jump silver medalist, Blessing Okagbare has been handed a 10-year ban for doping violations, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced on Friday February 18th. The 33-year-old, who is also a sprinter, was expelled from the Tokyo Olympics last year before the women’s 100m semi-finals after testing positive for human growth hormone at…
Blessing Okagbare has failed drugs test and has been suspended from 2020 Olympics. Truetells Nigeria reports that top Nigerian athlete and one of Nigeria’s brightest chances of a medal at the 2020 Olympics (Tokyo 2020), Blessing Okagbare, has been “provisionally” suspended for doping on Saturday. This online news platform understands that Blessing Okagbare’s suspension was made known…
Blessing Okagbare, Nigerian sprinter, is the athlete with the most Diamond League appearances and she has received a Guiness World Record certificate to this effect. Back in 2015, she broke Usain Bolt’s record. The Guiness World Record certificate indicates that Blessing has the most appearances in Diamond League meetings, having participated at 67 Diamond…
