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Two Nigerian weightlifters banned for steroids
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- Two Nigerian weightlifters, including a top female competitor, received two-year bans after testing positive for steroids.Bilkisu Musa, a world bronze medalist and African champion in the over-75 kilogram women's category, will miss the first Olympics in which female weightlifters are competing.
Mike Raleigh, the Nigerian men's champion in the over-100 kilogram division, was also banned.
The penalties were handed down by the International Weightlifting Federation in a letter signed June 7 by IWF secretary general Tamas Ajan.
Both athletes tested positive for traces of the anabolic steroids nandrolone, norandrosterone and noretiocholanolone during an international event in Sydney from March 25-26, the letter said.
The competitors have the right to ask for an analysis of their B-sample taken at the time.
Nandrolone is easily detectable in standard drug tests. There has been a spate of positive nandrolone cases around the world in the past year.
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