Nigerian gold medallist Chika Amalaha has
been provisionally suspended from the
Commonwealth Games for failing a drugs test.
The 16-year-old won weightlifting gold with a
combined total of 196kg in the women's 53kg
category.
Her 'A' sample was found to contain amiloride and
hydrochlorothiazide, which are both prohibited as
diuretics and masking agents.
Amalaha will have a 'B' sample tested on
Wednesday.
The teenager won gold last Friday, as Dika Toua took
silver to secure Papua New Guinea's first medal of
Glasgow 2014, with India's Santoshi Matsa winning
bronze.
Amalaha is the first athlete to fail a test at the
Games, but Welsh 400m hurdler Rhys Williams and
800m runner Gareth Warburton both missed the
competition after being charged with anti-doping
rule violations.
Both athletes deny knowingly taking any banned
substance.
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