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| Full name | Chika Joy Amalaha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Nigerian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 October 1997[1] Abia State, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft (152 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) (2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 53 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Evelyn Timothy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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]
