Stephen Dunmoye
The Anti-Doping Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (the CAS ADD), Tuesday confirmed the provisional suspension imposed on Nigerian woman boxer, Cynthia Temitayo Ogunsemilore.
CAS said, Cynthia Temitayo Ogunsemilor was registered to take part in the Olympic Games Paris 2024 in the Women’s Boxing 60 kg category.
NEWSTODAYNG garnered that Cynthia Temitayo Ogunsemilore was subject to an out-of-competition doping control a day before the official opening ceremony of the Gamesfor which an AAF was reported for the presence of Furosemide.
“Such substance is prohibited by WADA at all times and is classified as a “Specified Substance” under S.5 Diuretics and Masking Agents of the 2024 WADA Prohibited List.”
The Single Judge of the CAS ADD held a hearing with the parties on Sunday 28 July 2024 and issued his decision later the same day, confirming the provisional suspension imposed by the IOC on Cynthia Temitayo Ogunsemilor a day earlier and continuing through the duration of the Olympic Games Paris 2024.