The Anti-Doping Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (the CAS ADD) has today, Tuesday confirmed the provisional suspensions imposed on Nigerian woman boxer, Cynthia Temitayo Ogunsemilore as well as  Sajjad Ghanim Sehen of Iraq who was to feature in judo.

Acccording to a statement just released by CAS and obtained by Sports Village Square in France, Ms Cynthia Temitayo Ogunsemilor (the Athlete) was registered to take part in the Olympic Games Paris 2024 in the Women’s Boxing 60 kg category.

“On 25 July 2024 the Athlete was subject to an out-of-competition doping control for which an AAF was reported for the presence of Furosemide.

“Such substance is prohibited by WADA at all times and is classified as a “Specified Substance” under S.5 Diuretics and Masking Agents of the 2024 WADA Prohibited List.”

The Single Judge of the CAS ADD held a hearing with the parties at 22:30 (CET) on 28 July 2024 and issued his decision later the same day, at 23:55 (CET), confirming the provisional suspension imposed by the IOC on Ms Cynthia Temitayo Ogunsemilor on 27 July 2024 and continuing through the duration of the Olympic Games Paris 2024.

 CAS statement on Ogusemilore

 Similarly, Sajjad Ghanim Sehen Sehen (the Athlete) was registered to represent the National Olympic Committee of Iraq (NOC Iraq) in judo at the Olympic Games Paris 2024. On 23 July 2024, the Athlete was subject to an out-of-competition doping control for which an Adverse Analytical Finding (AAF) was reported for the presence of two prohibited substances ((i) metandienone metabolite 17b-hydroxymethyl,17a-methyl-18-norandrost1,4,13-trien-3-one and (ii) boldenone and its metabolite 5b-androst-1-en-17b-ol-3-one). Such substances are listed as “Non-Specified Substances” under S1.1 Anabolic Androgenic Steroids of the 2024
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List.
On 26 July 2024, the International Testing Agency (ITA), on behalf of International Olympic Committee (IOC), notified the Athlete of the AAF and imposed a mandatory provisional suspension pursuant to Article 7.6.1 of the IOC Anti-Doping Rules (ADR), with immediate effect. Through the AAF notification, the Athlete was informed of the potential consequences of the AAF and his procedural rights, including the right to request the B-sample counter-analysis, a provisional hearing, or an expedited final hearing. On 26 July 2024 the NOC Iraq confirmed to the ITA that the Athlete requested a provisional hearing to challenge the provisional suspension. Consequently, the ITA referred the matter to the CAS ADD as per Article 7.6.1 of the IOC ADR.
The Single Judge of the CAS ADD held a hearing with the parties at 11:00 (CET) on 28 July 2024 and issued her decision later the same day, at 20:00 (CET), confirming the provisional suspension imposed by the IOC on Mr Sajjad Ghanim Sehen Sehen on 26 July 2024.