Tosin Adeloye
Personal information
Born (1996-02-07) 7 February 1996 (age 28)
Sport
CountryNigeria
SportTrack and field
Event400 metres
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Nigeria
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Brazzaville 4x400 m relay

Tosin Adeloye (born 7 February 1996) is a Nigerian sprinter.[1] She competed in the 400 metres event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.[2]

Doping ban

Adeloye tested positive for the anabolic steroid Metenolone at the National Sports Festival in Lagos in December 2012, at the age of 16, and was subsequently banned from sports for two years. The ban ended 6 January 2015. [3][4]

She received a second ban for eight years after another failed test in 2016.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Tosin Adeloye". IAAF. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  2. ^ Heats results
  3. ^ "IAAF News Issue 149, 28 January 2014". iaaf.org. IAAF. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 21.05.14". IAAF. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2015.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ Akpodonor, Gowon (2 June 2016). Nigerian athlete, Adeloye, fails drug test, bags eight-year ban. Guardian Nigeria. Retrieved on 7 August 2016.

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