Nigerian sprinters disqualified from Commonwealth Games

Nigerian sprinters Osayemi Oludamola and Samuel Okon have been disqualified from the Commonwealth Games in Delhi after committing doping violations, the Commonwealth Games Federation have announced.

The duo each tested positive for the banned stimulant methylhexaneamine, with Oludamola's B sample also showing an adverse finding in results announced this evening.

Okon, who was sixth in the men's 110m hurdles final, waived his right to have his B sample tested, while both athletes declined full hearings.

Oludamola, last Thursday's women's 100m champion, has been stripped of her title, with the gold medal going to Natasha Mayers of St Vincent and the Grenadines, while Katherine Endacott of England takes silver and Bertille Delphine Atangana of Cameroon has been promoted to bronze.