Nigerian weightlifter (born 1997)
Chika Amalaha
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Full name | Chika Joy Amalaha |
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Nationality | Nigerian |
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Born | (1997-10-28) 28 October 1997 (age 26)[1] Abia State, Nigeria |
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Height | 5 ft (152 cm) |
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Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) (2014) |
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Sport | Weightlifting |
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Event | 53 kg |
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Coached by | Evelyn Timothy |
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Updated on 9 January 2022 |
Chika Joy Amalaha (born 28 October 1997) is a Nigerian weightlifter. In 2019 she tested positive for metenolone and is banned until 2027 by the International Weightlifting Federation.[2]
2014 Commonwealth Games
Amalaha won the gold medal in the women's 53 kg weight class at the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow,[3] and set a new Games records in 53 kg weight category in both the snatch and overall elements.
She later failed a drug test,[4] and was temporarily banned from continuing the Games on 29 July 2014 after Amiloride and Hydrochlorothiazide were found in her A sample. Her B sample was then sent for testing the following day, which returned positive to prohibited substances.[5] Following the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) scheduled meeting with Amalaha on 1 August 2014, she was subsequently stripped of her medal [6] As a result, Dika Toua of Papua New Guinea was awarded gold, Santoshi Matsa of India silver and Swati Singh, also of India, bronze.
Amalaha was subsequently handed a two-year doping ban. The ban ended 25 July 2016.[7]
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