No More Gold: Nigerian Teenage Weightlifter, Chika Amalaha's B Test Proves Positive

Nigerian weightlifter, Chika Amalaha could be stripped of her Commonwealth Games gold medal when she faces a hearing after failing a drugs test in Glasgow. The 16-year old, who was initially suspended on Tuesday for testing positive, has now discovered her B sample also shows traces of the substances amiloride
and hydrochlorothiazide both of which are banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

Amalaha won the 53-kilogram division last week before testing positive for diuretics and masking agents. Her victory was celebrated throughout Nigeria as she became the youngest ever female to win a weightlifting title at a Commonwealth Games.

But CGF chief executive, Mike Hooper said that the B sample had also tested positive. No ruling has yet been made on stripping her medal,which may eventually be awarded to Dika Toua of Papua New Guinea.