Coleman disputes latest missed drug test, fears suspension

Reigning world champion Christian Coleman insists a easy cellphone name from drug testers whereas he was out Christmas purchasing may’ve prevented the most recent misunderstanding about his whereabouts — one he fears may result in a suspension. The 24-year-old American sprinter detailed his newest missed drug test Tuesday in an extended submit on his Twitter account. He stated the Dec. 9 test was his third infraction in a 12-month interval, which may end in a suspension. He additionally missed a test on Jan. 16, 2019, and one other on April 26, 2019, as a result of a submitting failure.

Coleman is a favourite for Olympic gold within the 100-meter sprint heading into the Tokyo Games which have been postponed to subsequent summer time as a result of coronavirus pandemic. He stated in his submit he’s been interesting the most recent missed test for six months with the Athletics Integrity Unit, which runs the anti-doping program for World Athletics. He defined there was no document of anybody coming to his place and that if he had been referred to as he was 5 minutes away at a mall Christmas purchasing.

Along together with his submit, Coleman connected a replica of his “Unsuccessful Attempt Report.” In the extra feedback part on the shape, it was written that “multiple, loud knocks were made every 10 minutes for the entire hour.” The individual stated the doorbell was additionally pressed however “we could not hear a ring inside so unclear if it was in operation.” It additionally stated, “no phone call was made per client instructions.”

“I’ve been contacted by phone literally every other time I’ve been tested,” Coleman wrote. “Literally, IDK (I don’t know) why this time was different.

“He even said he couldn’t hear the doorbell so why wouldn’t you call me? Why would AIU tell him not to contact me? He put down the wrong address btw (by the way) so who knows if he even came to my spot.”

Coleman stated he acquired a failed try report the next day by the AIU. Emails to Coleman’s agent and the AIU weren’t instantly returned.

Elite athletes the world over are required to fill out a “whereabouts form” to make it potential for anti-doping authorities to hold out shock testing outdoors of competitors. A violation means an athlete both didn’t fill out varieties telling authorities the place they might be discovered, or that they weren’t the place they stated they’d be when testers arrived. If an athlete has a mixture of three missed exams over the span of 12 months, it may be thought of an anti-doping violation.

“I have multiple receipts of going shopping then getting food and coming back during this time, so I don’t think he stayed for an hour and WHY WOULD AIU TELL HIM NOT TO CALL ME?!” Coleman wrote.

Coleman gained the 100-meter race on the world championships in Doha, Qatar, final September after the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency dropped his case for missed exams due to a technicality in a really complicated rule guide.

“I have never and will never use performance enhancing supplements or drugs,” Coleman wrote Tuesday. “I am willing to take a drug test EVERY single day for the rest of my career for all I care to prove my innocence.”

Added Coleman: “I have no idea what I could’ve done to avoid this but my parents did get me a Ring doorbell camera for Christmas so that should nip all and any miscommunication in the bud.”