Christian Coleman , the fastest sprinter of the year in the 100 meters (9.81 seconds), the world runner-up of the distance, the man called to be the successor of Usain Bolt , is being investigated after skipping three doping controls, as published Thursday the 'Daily Mail'. The American, along with his legal team, is looking for a way to justify one of these absences in the last 12 months so as not to be sanctioned and to be able to compete in the Doha World Cups, which begin at the end of September, and in the next Olympic Games of Tokyo 2020
According to the United States Anti-Doping Agency, "any accumulation of three checks not carried out in a 12-month period can be punished with up to two years for violation of the anti-doping regulation." A sanction would leave Coleman off the trail in which It should be his takeoff, at 23.
According to the British media, there are conversations between the AMA, the USADA and the IAAF Athletics Integrity Unit on the case, which are also working with Coleman's own legal team, although no agency has wanted to make statements.
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