Nigeria to miss women's 4x400 metres relay at Rio 2016 after positive drugs test

Nigeria women's 4x400 metres relay team have lost their place at the Olympic Games here after a member of their team positive for banned drugs for the second in her career, it has been reported. According to reports, 400m runner Tosin Adeloye has been banned for eight-years following the second positive drugs test of her career.

Adeloye served a two-year ban after failing for anabolic steroid metenolone in 2012, only to reportedly fail again last year when competing at the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) Super Grand Prix/Warri Relays.

 

She has been stripped of all results achieved in the last year, as well as being suspended, it has been reported.

 

Adeloye was a member of the Nigerian team that finished fourth at last year's International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships, meaning the team will be disqualified and no longer have a qualifying time for Rio 2016.

 

While Patience Okon-George, Margaret Bamgbose and Omolara Omotosho will still compete in the individual 400m, Regina George will no longer be able to compete as she had only been selected for the relay event.

 

This is especially sad as George had successfully raised money to finance her qualification bid through the crowd-funding platform Gofundme.