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USA Olympic runner-up Saunders gets 30-month whereabouts ban
- On Tuesday, Raven Saunders accepted a 30-month suspension for whereabouts failures, a penalty the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said was appropriate for the case.
- Because it was a second violation, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said it increased Raven Saunders's sanction to 30 months, exceeding the usual one- to two-year range for first whereabouts rule violations.
- Records show three missed whereabouts filings by Raven Saunders in the US registered testing pool on April 19, 2024, May 17, 2024 and December 26, 2024, leaving officials without testing locations.
- The ban began on December 26, 2024, with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency disqualifying Raven Saunders from all competitive results since that date.
- Earlier, Raven Saunders had served an 18-month suspension and last competed at the Diamond League Lausanne meet in August last year, days after placing 11th at the Paris Olympics.
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USA Olympic runner-up Saunders gets 30-month whereabouts ban
Raven Saunders, women's shot put runner-up at the Tokyo Olympics, has accepted a 30-month ban for three "whereabouts" failures within 12 months, the US Anti-Doping Agency announced on Tuesday.
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