Nigeria’s 16 year-old gold medal winner at the womens 53kg competition on Saturday, Chika Amalaha has failed her drug test.
The young girl tested positive to illegal substance and the Commonwealth Games Federation chief executive Mike Hooper has warned everyone not to jump the horse and accuse her until further investigations reveal if she is guilty or not.
But if she would be found to be guilty, she will be stri*ped of her medal and disqualified, She has immediately requested a B sample.
More details coming soon.
Nigeria now have a total of 10 medals now. 6 from weightlifters by Sunday, + Ebireguesele silver weightlifting, women’s 69 kg, Richard Okigbazi – men’s discus throw – Bronze, and blessing 100m.