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Nigeria's 200m record holder suspended indefinitely

Divine Oduduru, Nigeria's national record holder in the 200m, has been suspended from competition indefinitely by the Athletics Integr...

Precious John Elijah
Precious John Elijah February 10, 2023
Updated February 10, 2023 at 6:21 PM
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Nigeria's 200m record holder suspended indefinitely

Divine Oduduru, Nigeria's national record holder in the 200m, has been suspended from competition indefinitely by the Athletics Integrity Unit for two anti-doping violations.

The sprinter, 26, joins Blessing Okagbare on the list of athletes identified as Lira collaborators. Lira was charged with supplying performance-enhancing drugs to athletes competing in the Tokyo Olympics.

Oduduru has been charged with possession and/or use or attempted use of multiple prohibited substances and faces a six-year ban.

This comes about a year after a similar case resulted in an 11-year ban for former national team captain Blessing Okagbare.

The AIU is linking Oduduru to Okagbare's misdemeanour, which is said to have occurred just before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in 2021, and will provide more information as it becomes available.

In 2022, Okagbare was banned for 11 years following an investigation by AIU after she failed an out-of-competition doping test.

In the statement, AIU said Oduduru was identified as a suspect based on the information in the complaint, including text conversations imaged from Okagbare's mobile phone by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

It added that the process has begun to hand a six-year ban on the Ughelli-born athlete.

"The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has notified Divine Oduduru of two potential Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) and is seeking a six-year ban against the Nigerian,? the statement reads.

The sprinter has been notified of potential ADRVs for possession (Rule 2.6 of the World Athletics Anti-Doping Rules; ADR) and/or use or attempted use of multiple Prohibited Substances (Rule 2.2 ADR). He has been provisionally suspended immediately.

These alleged violations stem from an AIU investigation based on information in a criminal charge brought against US-based naturopathic therapist Eric Lira, on 12 January 2022, by the United States Department of Justice under the Rodchenkov Act

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