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Stawell grift: Winner stripped of prize after drug test
Sport Integrity Australia banned the 21-year-old for 12 months after a positive test, and Jake Ireland was awarded the $40,000 prize.
- On Wednesday, The Victorian Athletic League and Stawell Gift Event Management stripped Olufemi Komolafe of his 144th Stawell Gift title and $40,000 prize following a positive drug test.
- Sport Integrity Australia banned the 21-year-old for 12 months for having an illegal substance from ADHD medication, downgraded from four years because he was unaware of the prohibition.
- Coach Paul Young told the Herald Sun on Wednesday that Komolafe took medication purely to focus on studies, noting it has "no performance-enhancing qualities for sprinting."
- Jake Ireland has been awarded the top prize after finishing second in April, ending the Ireland family's 40-year pursuit of the Gift that began with his father, Todd.
- Komolafe is ineligible to compete until July 2 next year, marking a significant disruption to his athletic career following the integrity ruling.
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Medical student storms to Stawell Gift glory
Adelaide medical student Olufemi Komolafe wins the men's 120 metres at the 2026 Stawell Gift.
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