Nigerian boxer, Ogunsemilore suspended from Olympics after doping test

The ITA reported that a sample taken from the boxer "has shown an adverse analytical result for the specified prohibited substance furosemide."

Furosemide is categorized under "diuretics and masking agents" by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the ITA added.

The sample was gathered in Paris on Thursday, a day before the Olympics opening ceremony, and reported by a WADA-accredited laboratory on Saturday.

"The athlete has been notified of the case and has been temporarily suspended until the matter is resolved," the agency stated.

"This means that the athlete is prohibited from competing, training, coaching, or participating in any activity, during the Olympic Games Paris 2024," the ITA said.

Ogunsemilore has the right to contest her provisional suspension at the Court of Arbitration and can also request an analysis of the B sample.

A boxer in the under 60 kg category, Ogunsemilore was scheduled to make her Olympic debut on Monday.

Two other athletes have been suspended since the start of the Games.

The ITA announced Friday Iraqi judoka Sajjad Sehen has tested positive for banned anabolic steroids.

Dominican volleyball player Lisvel Eve Mejia, meanwhile, tested positive for furosemide.