The US-based board member of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Victor Okorie:, has suggested sprinter Divine Oduduru to enchantment the six-year ban imposed on him by World Athletics.
“There is no such thing as a proof of doping towards Oduduru, so they need to acquit him,” AFN efficiency director Okorie mentioned in a message to The Guardian.
Okorie additionally suggested Oduduru to enchantment the $3,000 advantageous imposed on him. “I feel he ought to enchantment towards the advantageous. World Athletics yesterday gave Oduduru 30 days to enchantment the six-year ban to the Courtroom of Arbitration for Sports activities, CAS.
The Nigerian file holder within the 200 meters was handed a six-year ban on Thursday by a three-member disciplinary board for committing two anti-doping rule violations (ADRVs): possession of a prohibited substance and the tried use of a prohibited substance or technique.
He was additionally ordered to pay World Athletics $3,000 towards the prices of the case.
“To acquire these substances, he entered right into a scheme along with his teammate, who in flip bought these substances on his behalf from a person who illegally introduced them into the US to distribute them to athletes with the goal of bettering their sports activities efficiency. unfairly affecting the result of athletic competitions, together with main ones,” the Athletics Integrity Unit wrote on its web site.
In his protection at his listening to, Oduduru insisted he was not a drug chief and that the proof used to ban him was largely circumstantial.
He additionally insisted that he mustn’t must pay for the messages exchanged between Blessing Okagbare and Eric Lira, in addition to for the proof of the one that reported discovering medication, syringes and different prohibited substances in his Florida condo , USA
The tribunal rejected his pleas, however the Nigerian has an opportunity to show that the AIU erred in banning him when he by no means examined constructive for performance-enhancing medication or used performance-enhancing strategies by taking the case to CAS.
It isn’t but recognized whether or not the 2019 NCAA double dash champion will take the chance to show his innocence or, like Okagbare, will plead responsible and serve his sentence.
