The current world champion in the 100-meter race stopped the American runner Christian Coleman from participating in any competition or activity "because he broke again anti-doping laws regarding his whereabouts and his absence from the tests, which could expose him to the absence of the Olympic Games in Tokyo next year."
Last year, Coleman, 24, survived the World Cup 2019's three-year deportation for breaking the laws three times in 2018 and 2019, as he succeeded in reducing them to two failed attempts.
The Integrity Unit, the International Athletics Federation arm for doping issues, indicated that Coleman is "temporarily suspended from participating in any competition or activity."
Coleman, runner-up to the world champion 2017 and world record holder in the 60m race in the hall (6,34 seconds), announced yesterday evening that he was again absent from the doping test in December 2019 expected to be stopped by the Integrity Unit, because he violated the laws three times in the period of 12 Months.
Coleman said that he had unsuccessfully objected to a six-month Athletics Integrity Unit ruling that he had failed a test in December 2019, and said: "Now this may lead to my suspension due to other absences that occurred more than a year ago."
Elite athletes in all athletics competitions are subject to strict duties to determine their whereabouts (address, camps, training, competitions), with the necessity of setting a timetable determining the time and place in order to undergo a sudden examination of doping.
If any athlete fails to perform these duties three times in the course of one year, he faces a two-year suspension.