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  • Paris 2024: ITA suspends Nigerian boxer ahead of opening fight

    Paris 2024: ITA suspends Nigerian boxer ahead of opening fight

    The International Testing Agency on Saturday said it has provisionally suspended Nigerian lightweight boxer Cynthia Ogunsemilore after she tested positive for a banned substance.

    The suspension has come ahead of her opening fight at the Paris Olympics.

    Ogunsemilore tested positive for furosemide, a diuretic on WADA’s prohibited list, in an out-of-competition doping control collected on Thursday.

    “The athlete has been informed of the case and has been provisionally suspended until the resolution of the matter in line with the World Anti-Doping Code and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Anti-Doping Rules,” the ITA said.

    This means that the athlete is prevented from competing, training, coaching, or participating in any activity, during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

    “The athlete has the right to challenge the imposition of the provisional suspension before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) – Anti-Doping Division.

    “The athlete also has the right to request the analysis of the B-sample.”

    The Commonwealth Games bronze medallist and African Games champion had been due to take on Taiwan’s Wu Shih Yi in a round of 16 bout on Tuesday.

  • NCC splashes N17 million on Tennis Cup championship

    NCC splashes N17 million on Tennis Cup championship

    The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it has concluded arrangements for the second edition of the annual Lawn Tennis League Championship tagged ‘NCC Tennis Cup’.

    This was made known by NCC Director of Public Affairs, Mr. Tony Ojobo, in an invitation sent out to participating teams.

    In the invitation letter, the NCC public affairs director said the competition is only open to teams from clubs, states, companies and institutions.

    “Teams must have a minimum of two tennis courts, in good condition and with space for spectators,” Ojobo said.

    Speaking on the format of the competition, the letter for read “The competition shall consist of round robin group matches leading up to the semifinals and finals.”

    “Each tie shall feature two men’s singles with reverse, one ladies singles, one men’s doubles and one mixed doubles.

    “Each match shall be decided by the best of three sets – with a regular tiebreak at 6-6 in all sets,” it added.

    A team is expected to register a minimum of six players and a maximum of eight in the order of their rankings.

    The winning team will go home with N7 million and the runner up will win N5 million. While third place will rake N3 million, fourth place will go home with N2 million.

    Team Tombim won the inaugural NCC Tennis Cup while Kaduna-based Team Offikwu beat Team Tombim to be crowned champions in the second edition.

    NCC says the competition, in its third edition, kicks off in June 2017, and that the Tennis Cup would be managed by International Tennis Academy (ITA) with entries deadline as June 8.