AIU Orders Oduduru To Pay WA $3000

Banned Nigerian sprinter, Divine Oduduru, has been ordered by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) to pay World Athletics the sum of $3000 US dollars.

The AIU also thanked the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) for its assistance in nailing the Nigerian.

The Nigerian 200m record holder was on Thursday slammed with a six-year ban by a three-member disciplinary tribunal for committing two Anti Doping Rule Violations.

Oduduru, a four-time NCAA champion, was also given a 30-day window to appeal his six-year ban at the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS).

The Panel rejected the arguments put forward by Oduduru that he has no means of paying contributions towards the World Athletics expenses incurred during the hearing on the grounds that he did not support his claims with any evidence.

“The AIU is fully committed to unearthing cheats and the extent of their networks.

In our quest to protect the integrity of athletics, we often work closely with other investigative organisations.

“On this occasion, we are grateful for the assistance from the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and United States Department of Justice whose legal reach provided vital evidence which helped in this matter as well as in our case against Blessing Okagbare last year.

Meanwhile, Oduduru’s results from July 12, 2021 until the date that the Provisional Suspension was imposed, on February 9, 2023, has been disqualified with all resulting consequences including the forfeiture of any titles, awards, medals, points and prize and appearance money.