The current world champion in the 100-meter race and the champion of the planet at a distance of 60 meters Christian Coleman is temporarily suspended from the competition. The Independent Anti-Negative Tracking Body (AIU) has confirmed that the American athlete is suspected of being unavailable for anti-doping testing. The report of temporary disqualification has been conducted since May 14 of this year.

Sprinter, who is considered one of the brightest stars of athletics of our time, has previously been in the spotlight in connection with exactly the same violation. In August last year, the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) accused the athlete of having missed three out-of-competition doping tests in one year, which could lead to two years of disqualification and missing the next World Cup and Olympic Games.

Then Coleman was able to avoid punishment. He took advantage of a loophole in the rules of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), which require reporting the first missed test not from its actual date, but from the first day of the quarter when the violation was recorded. Coleman passed the tests on June 6, 2018, as well as January 16 and April 26, 2019.

At the USADA hearing, it was decided to qualify the athlete for the first pass on April 1, 2018, and in this case it turned out that within 12 months he passed only two out-of-competition tests. The case was closed a few weeks before the start of the Doha World Cup, where Coleman won the gold medal in the 100 meter race and the 4 × 100 meter relay. This decision by USADA subsequently provoked criticism from other athletes.

Now, the 24-year-old sprinter is suspected of missing the doping test on December 9, 2019, which made him again threatened with a two-year suspension. The AIU did not provide details of this case, but Coleman himself shortly before the official confirmation of his removal told in detail why he was again in the center of the doping scandal.

On his Twitter page, the athlete said that on the day when doping officers came to his home, he was engaged in Christmas gift shopping and was a five-minute drive from his home, which can be confirmed with checks. According to the report, inspectors six times during the hour knocked loudly on the door of Coleman’s apartment. They also took the doorbell, but did not hear the signal and suggested that it might not work.

Doping officers did not call Coleman. They indicated that they “did not receive appropriate instructions” from the customer. This circumstance outraged the athlete. He stated that he could easily return home and take the necessary tests if he found out about the arrival of AIU employees by phone. Coleman noted that in previous cases they tried to phone him and refused to understand why this time this did not happen. The athlete also noted that in his report the doping officers indicated the wrong address and could even come to someone else's apartment.

Coleman criticized the AIU and accused the organization of trying to artificially force him to skip the doping test. He complained that he was forced to constantly report on his location and be ready to take tests at any time, which causes stress and panic attacks.

“I take responsibility for passing the USADA doping test on January 16, 2019, because that morning I was in the gym. But I believe that on December 9 there was a deliberate attempt to make me skip testing. The system must change. I thought that the organization’s goal was to make the sport clean by conducting doping tests and convicting deceivers, and not to take people by surprise when they are not at home, not even trying to actually test them, but at the same time depriving those who are obviously nothing does not accept. This is not justice for everyone, ”said Coleman.

The athlete noted that he learned about the failed visit of doping officers only the next day. Two days later, Coleman still passed the test, which gave negative results. He also noted that he was repeatedly tested for doping during quarantine, and every time there were no prohibited substances in his body. Coleman said that he had never taken doping and was a pure athlete, and lamented that for anti-doping organizations this might not matter.

Now the American sprinter risks skipping the Olympics again. They will be held in Tokyo from July 23 to August 8, 2021, and the selection to the US team, where Coleman will have to play, will be held from June 18 to 27. If an athlete is found guilty of violating the rules and receives a disqualification, then it will have to end before the national championship, so that he still has a chance to perform in Tokyo.