AP, Duesseldorf :
The Dutch Olympic sprinter Madiea Ghafoor was sentenced to 8 ½ years in prison on drug charges in Germany on Monday.
The court in the town of Kleve found Ghafoor knowingly imported around 50 kilograms of ecstasy and two kilograms of methamphetamine from the Netherlands into Germany in June, the German news agency dpa reported.
The 27-year-old Ghafoor reached the European Championship final in the 400 meters last year and was tipped to represent the Netherlands in the 4×400 relay at the recent world championships. She also raced the 4×400 at the 2016 Olympics, where the Dutch team was eliminated in the heats.
