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Four-time NCAA champion sprinter Divine Oduduru received a six-year ban for his role in a case first pursued by U.S. authorities under a law designed to combat widespread doping schemes across the globe. The Athletics Integrity Unit, which oversees doping cases in track and field, found the Nigerian sprinter guilty of possession and use or attempted use of multiple prohibited substances in the leadup to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. The AIU said there were aggravated circumstances that called for adding two years to the original four-year ban. The case stemmed from a criminal investigation into "naturopathic" therapist Eric Lira, who earlier this year became the first person to plead guilty under the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act, which was enacted to pursue widespread doping crimes.
