Athletics (sprint) · United States · AIU (Disciplinary Tribunal)

Christian Coleman: doping case, ban and appeal

Ban ended AP reported on 16 April 2021 that the reduced ban ran until November 2021.

Ban length2 years at first instance (2020), reduced to 18 months by CAS (16 April 2021)

Start14 May 2020

Violation

Whereabouts failures (Article 2.4): three whereabouts failures within 12 months, including a missed test on 9 December 2019. He did not test positive.^1,2

Results disqualified

Not stated in the CAS release

Appeals

CAS, 16 April 2021: ReducedCAS confirmed the violation and imposed "a reduced period of ineligibility of 18 months as from 14 May 2020". AP reported the panel found he was not entirely at fault for the 9 December 2019 missed test and found no evidence he sought to evade testing.^1,2

Athlete's response

Coleman said he was "obviously disappointed that I will miss the Olympic Games this summer" (AP, 16 April 2021).

Sources

Court of Arbitration for Sport, CAS media release 7528, Christian Coleman v World Athletics (16 April 2021)
Associated Press (via WSLS), 100 meter champ Coleman to miss Olympics despite reduced ban (16 April 2021)