CWG 2014: Nigerian weightlifter stripped of gold medal after failing drug test

Nigerian weightlifter Chika Amalaha has reportedly been stripped of her gold medal that she won in the Commonwealth Games at Glasgow, after failing a drug test.

The 16-year-old Nigerian won gold with a combined total of 196kg in the women's 53kg category.

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) said that Amalaha has been disqualified and her result nullified following her positive 'B' sample test, The BBC reported.

Amalaha was provisionally suspended from the Games after an 'A' sample was found to contain banned substances. The samples contained amiloride and hydrochlorothiazide, which are both prohibited as diuretics and masking agents.

The CGF said in a statement that it has determined that Nigerian weightlifter, Chika Amalaha, has committed an anti-doping rule violation and she has been fully suspended from the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Papua New Guinea's Dika Toua has been awarded the gold medal with Indian duo Santoshi Matsa and Swati Singh claiming silver and bronze respectively.

Amalaha was Nigeria's first gold-medal winner in Glasgow, equalling the Games snatch record of 82kg with her first attempt before lifting 85kg on her third. Her combined total of 196kg had also been a Games record.

According to the International Weightlifting Federation Amalaha would have been the youngest woman to win a weightlifting title in Games history, the report added.