Folashade Abugan

Folashade Abigeal Abugan (born 17 December 1990) is a Nigerian sprinter.

Quotes

• I am fine now and doing much better. I have started my training. I was formerly in South Africa, but presently I am in Akure, Ondo State. But I hope to be in Lagos next week. By October I will be back to start afresh.
  • Banned Nigerian athlete, Abugan to re-launch career by October, Premium Times, April 5, 2012.
• I am so happy to win because four years ago I won a bronze medal but this time around, I am the African champion. This season has been a great one for me as I became national champion, won a bronze at the IAAF World Relays and silver at the Commonwealth Games. I am going to train harder ahead of the Continental Cup.
  • Abugan wins 400m gold in African Athletics Championship, Vanguard, August 12, 2014.

Quotes about Abugan

• Abugan's 'A' sample was found to demonstrate findings consistent with an exogenous origin of endogenous steroids… and indicate an application of testosterone prohormone. She wrote to the CGF waiving her rights to have her 'B' sample analyzed. She also admitted liability.
  • CGF as quoted in Nigerian stripped of Commonwealth Games medals after failed drug test, The Guardian, 15 October 2010.
• The Federation Court has determined that Ms Abugan had committed an anti-doping rule violation. Consequently, she has been disqualified from all events she participated in during the Games, with the results nullified. This includes her silver medal in the women's 400m. As she was also a member of her country's second placed 4 x 400m relay team, that result is also nullified.
  • w:Commonwealth Games Federation as quoted in Third Nigerian athlete tests positive for doping at Commonwealth Games|, Inside The Games, 15 October 2010.
• Folashade Abugan returned an adverse analytical finding from a test conducted on October 8, 2010, after competing in the women's 400 meter final.
  • Commonwealth Games Federation as quoted in Third Nigerian fails Commonwealth Games drugs test, CNN, 15 October 2010.
• Ms Abugan wrote to the CGF waiving her rights to have her "B" sample analyzed and a hearing, as provided for within the CGF Anti-Doping Standard (ADS). She also admitted liability.
  • Commonwealth Games Federation as quoted in Third Nigerian fails Commonwealth Games drugs test, CNN, 15 October 2010.