Chika Amalaha

Amalaha won the gold medal in the women's 53 kg weight class at the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow,^[3] and set a new Games records in 53 kg weight category in both the snatch and overall elements.

She later failed a drug test,^[4] and was temporarily banned from continuing the Games on 29 July 2014 after Amiloride and Hydrochlorothiazide were found in her A sample. Her B sample was then sent for testing the following day, which returned positive for prohibited substances.^[5] Following the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) scheduled meeting with Amalaha on 1 August 2014, she was stripped of her medal and the Games record she set was revoked.^[6] As a result, Dika Toua of Papua New Guinea was awarded gold, and Santoshi Matsa and Swati Singh, both from India, were awarded silver and bronze respectively.

Amalaha was subsequently handed a two-year doping ban. The ban ended 25 July 2016.^[7]

• Chika Joy AMALAHA at the International Weightlifting Federation
• Chika Amalaha at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)

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