The 33-year-old, who is likewise a sprinter, was expelled from the Tokyo Olympics in 2015 before the females’s 100m semi-finals after evaluating favorable for human growth hormone at an out-of-competition test in Slovakia on July 19.

Blessing Okagbare, Nigeria’s 2008 long jump silver medalist, has actually reacted to the decision of the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) to hand her a 10-year-ban for doping infractions.

The 33-year-old, who is also a sprinter, was expelled from the Tokyo Olympics last year before the ladies’s 100m semi-finals after checking favorable for human growth hormone at an out-of-competition test in Slovakia on July 19.

On Friday February 18, the AIU announced its choice to place her on a 10-year restriction after she was condemned.

Taking to her Instagram page to respond to this choice, Blessing stated her lawyers are studying it for their next line of action.

“My attention has actually been drawn to the declaration released by the AIU regarding its disciplinary panel choice. My legal representatives are presently studying it for our next line of action which we will notify you soon”she wrote