year ban for multiple breaches of anti-doping rules

The 33-year-old was given a five-year ban for the presence and use of prohibited substances, and another five-year ban for her refusal to cooperate with the IAU’s investigation

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Published: 18 February 2022 10-year ban for 'multiple breaches of anti-doping rules'.

Okagbare, who won a silver medal in the long jump at the 2008 Olympics alongside World Championship medals in the 200m, was suspended during the Tokyo Olympics after failing a drugs test.

In October, Okagbare was charged Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare given 10-year ban for doping.

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The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has now banned Okagbare for five years for the use of multiple prohibited substances, alongside an additional five for not cooperating with the investigation.

Brett Clothier, head of the AIU, said a 10-year ban communicated ‘a strong message against attempts to cheat’.

Okagbare now has 30 days to appeal against the AIU's disciplinary tribunal's decision at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).