Doping: Nigeria’s Divine Oduduru gets six-year ban, slammed over N3m fine

Another doping scandal has rocked the Nigerian athletics space with one of the country’s fastest sprinters ever, Divine Oduduru slammed with a six-year ban for doping-related offences.

As contained in a press statement issued Thursday by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), Oduduru has been handed a six-year ban by a three-member Disciplinary Tribunal for committing two Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs).

The violations include the Possession of Prohibited Substances and the Attempted Use of a Prohibited Substance or Method. Additionally, Oduduru has been ordered to pay World Athletics a fine of US$3000 )over N3m) to cover expenses related to the case.