After high drama in the controversial women’s 100 metres final, there was more in store as gold medallist Osayemi Oludamola of Nigeria became he first athlete in the Commonwealth Games (CWG) to flunk dope test here on Monday.
The 24-year-old Nigerian, who won the event after Australian Sally Pearson’s disqualification for making a false start, had tested for a banned substance. But her B sample is yet to be tested.
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria has said the positive result is the result of the prescription medication she took for a toothache.
“She took medication for her toothache and we strongly suspect that it was that, which led to her failed drug test,” AFN President Solomon Ogba said.
Oludamola second finished behind Pearson in 11.32 seconds before the Australian was disqualified.