US EditionKerley receives 2-year whereabouts suspension, responds with social media flurry ripping regulators
Fred Kerley received a two-year ban until August 2027 for three missed or incorrect doping test locations, labeled negligent and reckless by the Athletics Integrity Unit.
- Saturday, the AIU confirmed a two-year ban for Kerley until August 2027 for whereabouts failures between May 11 and December 6, 2024.
- The AIU disciplinary tribunal called Kerley 'negligent and, to a certain extent, reckless' in failing to comply with whereabouts rules between May and December 2024.
- Whereabouts rules require daily time and location entries so anti-doping organisations can test athletes without notice; Kerley is a high-profile sprinter with 2022 100m world gold, highlighting the case's prominence.
- Kerley has signed to run in the Enhanced Games, a start-up league that will not penalize athletes for banned substances, and plans to compete in Las Vegas in May.
- AIU head Brett Clothier noted complex substances may only be detectable within days or hours, amid warnings from World Athletics that athletes in the Enhanced Games could face 'significant' bans.
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Top athletes are required to report their whereabouts in a system for a period of one hour every day.
Fred Kerley, a two-time Olympic medalist, was suspended for two years for violating the whereabouts rule.
Already temporarily suspended since August, the former 100-metre world champion will be removed from the track until the summer of 2027.
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Noticias ao MinutoAccused by "conforming localisation obligations" for surprise anti-dating tests, the athlete will remain away from sport until 11 August 2027, was decided by the Court of Appeal.
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Former 100m champion Kerley banned two years over whereabouts failures
Former 100m world champion Fred Kerley was hit with a two-year ban on Friday after failing to notify anti-doping officials of his whereabouts, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said in a statement.
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