Reigning men’s 100m world champion, Christian Coleman was provisionally suspended from athletics on Wednesday after missing a third doping test, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said.
In a tweet, the AIU said it had administered “a provisional suspension against Christian Coleman of the USA for whereabouts failures, a violation of the World Athletics Anti-Doping Rules.”
On Tuesday, the American detailed his latest missed test in a lengthy post on Twitter.
Coleman wrote: ‘I want to make you all aware of a situation I’m currently dealing with. A few days ago, the AIU came to a decision that I’ve been appealing for six months that I missed a test on December 9, 2019. And now this might result in me being suspended from other filing failures that occurred well over a year ago at this point. Don’t tell me I “missed” a test if you sneak up on my door (parked outside the gate and walked through…there’s no record of anyone coming to my place) without my knowledge. Knocked while I was Christmas shopping 5 mins away at the mall (I have receipts and bank statements) and didn’t even bother to call me or attempt to reach me. I was more than ready and available for testing and if I had received a phone call I could have taken the test and carried on with my night. I think the attempt on December 9 was a purposeful attempt to get me to miss a test. I’ve been contacted by phone literally every other time I’ve been tested. Literally. (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?’
The US sprinter who won 100m gold at the World Championships in Doha in 2019, could now miss the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.