Folashade Abigeal Abugan (born 17 December 1990) is a

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of G ...

n sprinter who specializes in the

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is on ...

. She was the 400 m bronze medalist at the

2007 All-Africa Games The 9th All-Africa Games took place between 11 and 23 July 2007 in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria. Algiers is the first city to hold All-Africa Games for a second time. The 1978 All-Africa Games were held there. Besides Algeria, only Nig ...

and improved to the

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at the 2008 African Championships, where she set a personal best time of 50.89 seconds. She won gold medals at the

2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 2008 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held in Bydgoszcz in Poland at the Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium between 8 and 13 July 2008. Previously Bydgoszcz hosted ...

and the

2009 African Junior Athletics Championships The 2009 African Junior Athletics Championships were held in Bambous, Mauritius from 30 July to 2 August. There were 40 events in total, of which 20 were contested by male athletes and 20 by female athletes. Multiple gold medallists Caster Semen ...

. She appeared at the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...

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and won two silver medals for Nigeria in the 400 m and in 4x400 m relay. However, Abugan was disqualified and banned after failing a drugs test and testing positive for

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in her 'A' sample. She waived the right to have her B sample analysed.Commonwealth Games 2010: Third Nigerian tests positive

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(2010-10-15). Retrieved on 2010-11-27.

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* * * * * * * * 1990 births Living people Doping cases in athletics Yoruba sportswomen Nigerian female sprinters Nigerian sportspeople in doping cases Olympic athletes for Nigeria Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Nigeria Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics African Games gold medalists for Nigeria African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) African Games bronze medalists for Nigeria Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games Yoruba people Olympic female sprinters 21st-century Nigerian women 21st-century Nigerian people Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games {{Nigeria-athletics-bio-stub