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The Anti-Doping Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS ADD) confirmed today the provisional suspensions of Nigerian boxer Cynthia Temitayo Ogunsemilore and Iraqi judoka Sajjad Ghanim Sehen.
According to a statement released by CAS, Ogunsemilore was registered to compete in the Women’s Boxing 60 kg category at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
On 25 July 2024, Ogunsemilore underwent an out-of-competition doping test, which returned an Adverse Analytical Finding (AAF) for Furosemide, a substance prohibited by WADA at all times and classified as a “Specified Substance” under S.5 Diuretics and Masking Agents of the 2024 WADA Prohibited List.
A Single Judge of the CAS ADD held a hearing with the involved parties on 28 July 2024 at 22:30 (CET) and issued a decision later the same day at 23:55 (CET), confirming the provisional suspension imposed by the IOC on 27 July 2024. This suspension will remain in effect throughout the duration of the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
Similarly, Sajjad Ghanim Sehen was registered to represent Iraq in judo at the Olympic Games Paris 2024. On 23 July 2024, Sehen underwent an out-of-competition doping test, which reported an AAF for two prohibited substances: metandienone metabolite 17b-hydroxymethyl,17a-methyl-18-norandrost-1,4,13-trien-3-one, and boldenone and its metabolite 5b-androst-1-en-17b-ol-3-one. These substances are listed as “Non-Specified Substances” under S1.1 Anabolic Androgenic Steroids of the 2024 WADA Prohibited List.
On 26 July 2024, the International Testing Agency (ITA), on behalf of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), notified Sehen of the AAF and imposed a mandatory provisional suspension with immediate effect. Sehen was informed of his procedural rights, including the right to request the B-sample counter-analysis, a provisional hearing, or an expedited final hearing. Sehen requested a provisional hearing, leading the ITA to refer the matter to the CAS ADD.
A Single Judge of the CAS ADD held a hearing on 28 July 2024 at 11:00 (CET) and issued a decision later that day at 20:00 (CET), confirming the provisional suspension imposed by the IOC on 26 July 2024.
