LIVE UPDATES
Nigerian boxer Cynthia Ogunsemilore is out from the Paris Olympics women’s boxing tournament after testing positive for a banned substance.
The International Testing Agency (ITA) made this announced on Sunday.
According to the agency, Ogunsemilore, 22, tested positive for the diuretic furosemide, a substance used to mask the presence of other drugs.
The ITA has imposed a provisional suspension on Ogunsemilore, barring her from participating in the Olympics.
Cynthia Ogunsemilore was scheduled to compete in the round of 16 in the women’s 60-kilogram class on Monday.
She was ranked fourth in her category.
Ogunsemilore won the African Games title in her weight class last year and took bronze at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
