Ujah, 27, who won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics as part of the men’s 4x100m relay team, was informed on Thursday of an ‘adverse analytical finding’ from testing that took place during the Games.
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Oborududu has won a Gold medal at the African Wrestling Championships every year for the last 11 years, except for 2012 when she did not enter due to competing in the 2012 Summer Olympics.
She took bronze after leaping 6.97 metres to come third in the women’s long jump event.
Her qualification guarantees Team Nigeria a silver or gold medal in Tokyo Olympics.
D’Tigress’ loss to Japan made it three losses from three Games they played in Group B of the women’s competition’s group stage, having lost earlier to the US and France.
Jacobs, 26, timed a European record of 9.80 seconds, with American Fred Kerley taking silver in 9.84sec in one of the most understated major championship 100m races of recent times.
The 25-year-old was expected to challenge for a medal but finished third in her semi-final to crash out in Tokyo.
The result makes it the second straight loss after a narrow 72-81 loss to the United States of America in the first game
The world No. 1, chasing a calendar Golden Grand Slam, ended home interest in the tennis with a ruthless 6-2, 6-0 victory in only 70 minutes.
Coming from a disappointing loss to Australia, D’Tigers secured the first basket via Miami Heat point-guard, Gabe Vincent
The US team got off to a positive start with an 81-72 win over Nigeria in their first game of the tournament.
Aruna who reached the quarter-finals of the event at the Rio Games in 2016 could not go far this time around as he lost 2-4 in the third round.
Heading the Japanese charge was 13-year-old skateboarder Momiji Nishiya who took gold a day after the host nation also won the men’s title.
Second seed Osaka, the favourite for the gold medal following Ashleigh Barty’s first-round exit, beat the Swiss 6-3 6-2.
The Organising committee said in their Monday update that three athletes were among those who tested positive.
Nigeria made it a close game in the first two quarters, but Australia switched through gears in the second half,
Jendoubi was guaranteed silver as he took on Italy’s Vito Dell’Aquila, who secured the gold, in the final.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Omotayo was humiliated with 0-4 defeat by Tiago Apolonia of Portugal.
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito made the announcement against the backdrop of thousands of vacant seats at Tokyo’s 68,000-capacity Olympic Stadium, after COVID-19 forced organisers to ban spectators at all but a handful of venues.
This reverses the previous day’s decision to suspend its participation in the Games citing the pandemic.