Olympics-Boxing-Taiwanese boxer gets walkover after Nigerian opponent's provisional suspension


Paris 2024 Olympics - Boxing - Women's 60kg - Prelims - Round of 32 - North Paris Arena, Villepinte, France - July 27, 2024. Shih Yi Wu of Taiwan in action with Yeonji Oh of South Korea REUTERS/Peter Cziborra

PARIS (Reuters) - Taiwan's Wu Shih Yi was handed a walkover in her lightweight round of 16 bout on Monday after Nigerian opponent Cynthia Ogunsemilore was provisionally suspended following positive test for a banned substance.

On Saturday, Commonwealth Games bronze medallist and African Games champion Ogunsemilore tested positive for furosemide, a diuretic on WADA's prohibited list, in an out-of-competition doping control collected on Thursday.

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