The Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, says it received with great shock the press release by the Athletics Integrity Unit, for a doping rule violation

 The Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, says it received with great shock the press release by the Athletics Integrity Unit, suspending Blessing Okagbare for a doping rule violation

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The Federation, in a statement, says it is in the process of obtaining the relevant details of the announcement after which a full reaction will be issued.

The AIU in the press release says the Nigerian 100/200m record holder has been provisionally suspended with immediate effect after a sample collected from the 32-year old tested positive for Human Growth Hormone.