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Alozie stripped of gold medal
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Published 22/08/2002 at 15:58 GMT+1
Glory Alozie has been stripped of the gold medal she won at the European indoor championships last March in Vienna because she was not eligible to compete for Spain at the time, the European Athletics Association (EAA) said on Thursday.
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Glory Alozie has been stripped of
the gold medal she won at the European indoor championships last
March in Vienna because she was not eligible to compete for
Spain at the time, the European Athletics Association (EAA) said
on Thursday.
The Nigerian-born athlete decided to switch her allegiance
to Spain in July last year but the Nigerian federation refused
to release her to compete for her new country until June 22 this
year, the EAA said in a statement.
France's Linda Ferga, who came second to Alozie in the 60
metres hurdles final in Vienna, has now been awarded the gold
medal with German Kirsten Bolm and Frenchwoman Patricia Girard
taking silver and bronze respectively, the Germany-based
European body said.
The 24-year-old Alozie won the 100 metres hurdles gold medal
at the European outdoor championships earlier this month in
Munich.
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