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16:35, July 23, 2007 |
Egypt snatched six golds on the penultimate day of the Ninth All-Africa games to leave Algeria in their wake in the gold hunt on Sunday, while a Nigerian woman weightlifter and an Angolan male swimmer were announced to have tested positive for banned substances.
Blessed Udoh, a medallist in the 48kg category, tested positive for diuretics, Zohir Bensohane, a Games official in charge of anti-doping control, told the press.
Angola''s Rola Nuno Nuno tested positive for an anabolic substance.
With only one gold at stake on the final day of the Games, Egypt, the most successful nation in the 32-year history of the quadrennial games, have indeed secured the top position in the medals table with 74 golds.
Algeria, who amassed the same number of 68 golds as Egypt on Saturday, failed in their last push and have to settle for second with 70 golds.South Africa finished third with 62 golds.
So the hosts could draw no benefit from Egypt''s defeat in the men''s basketball final where Angola retained their title with a dismaying 56-50 win.
On the track, Kenya''s world junior cross country champion Asbel Kiprop took the 1,500m gold ahead of two Algerians in a dramatic finish to the athletics programme.
Kiprop zoomed past Antar Zerguelaine and Tarek Boukensa in the last 30 metres to win in 3:38.97 with Zerguelaine second in 3:39.04 and Boukensa third in 3:39.18.
Tiny land-locked Botswana celebrated gold three times over.
They beat traditional sprinting champions Nigeria into second place in the men''s 4x400m relay, winning gold in 3:03.16. Nigeria took silver in 3:03.99.
Kabelo Kgosiemang won the high jump with a clearance of 2.27 meters and Gable Garenamotse the long jump with a leap of 8.08.
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