Nigerian sprinter Divine Oduduru banned for violating anti-doping rules

The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has suspended Nigerian sprinter, Divine Oduduru indefinitely for violating two anti-doping regulations.

The 26-year-old 100m and 200-metre sprinter has been charged for "the possession and or use or attempted use of multiple prohibited substances" by the Athletics Integrity Unit.

According to a BBC report sighted by GhanaWeb Sports, Divine Oduduru might be out for a very long time as the AIU is seeking to impose a 6-year ban on him for the violations.

The suspension of Divine comes a year after his teammate, Okagbare was handed an 11-year ban for doping violations before the Tokyo Olympics Games.

Divine Oduduru has a personal best of 9.86 seconds in the 100 metres and 19.73 seconds in the 200 metres - a national record.

He was disqualified in the 100m heats in Tokyo, where he also reached the 200m semi-finals.

First Blessing Okagbare, now Divine Oduduru. . . pic.twitter.com/Hek6ZGitW9

— Colin NOT Collins ???????????????? (@ColinUdoh) February 10, 2023