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Suspended U.S. sprinter Fred Kerley joins Enhanced Games

Suspended U.S. sprinter Fred Kerley joins Enhanced Games

Sep 17, 2025, 02:52 PM ET Suspended U.S. sprinter Fred Kerley has become the first American man and first track athlete to commit to the no-testing Enhanced Games. The Enhanced Games — a startup Olympic-style sports event promising no drug testing — announced Kerley’s participation on social media Wednesday. “This now gives me the opportunity to dedicate all my energy …

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US Olympic sprinter Knighton banned for positive test for anabolic steroid

US Olympic sprinter Knighton banned for positive test for anabolic steroid

GENEVA (AP) — Two-time Olympic finalist Erriyon Knighton was banned for four years on Friday in a doping case that ruled the 21-year-old United States sprinter out of the 2028 Los Angeles Games. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said its judges upheld separate appeals by the World Anti-Doping Agency and track and field investigators, who filed after Knighton was …

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Gout Gout, a 17-year-old sprinter, may be athletics’ new mega-star – The Economist

Gout Gout, a 17-year-old sprinter, may be athletics’ new mega-star  The Economist Everything you need to know about the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo  ESPN Usain Bolt warns ‘very talented’ Gout Gout about step up to seniors ahead of worlds  The Guardian World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25: Full track and field schedule, medal table, all finals results and times  Olympics.com At 17, sprinter …

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Sprinter Gabby Thomas has Achilles injury, won’t run at worlds

Sprinter Gabby Thomas has Achilles injury, won’t run at worlds

AUSTIN, Texas — Olympic champion Gabby Thomas will miss this month’s track world championships with an Achilles tendon injury she’s been dealing with since May. Thomas, the American who won the 200-meter sprint in Paris and was on the gold medal 4×100- and 4×400-meter relay teams, said she exacerbated the injury in July. “I understand that it will be disappointing …

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U.S. sprinter Fred Kerley provisionally suspended on whereabouts failure charge

U.S. sprinter Fred Kerley provisionally suspended on whereabouts failure charge

American sprinter Fred Kerley has been provisionally suspended for an anti-doping whereabouts violation, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced Tuesday. Kerley plans to contest the charge. The AIU, which handles anti-doping cases for track and field, issued a notice of charge to Kerley. According to the sport’s anti-doping rules, any combination of three missed tests or whereabouts failures in a …

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U.S. sprinter Christian Coleman defends Sha’Carri Richardson after her arrest

U.S. sprinter Christian Coleman defends Sha’Carri Richardson after her arrest

EUGENE, Ore. — Sha’Carri Richardson — after failing to qualify Sunday for the final round of the women’s 200-meter dash at the USA Track and Field Championships — declined to comment about her arrest last week at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. But fellow American sprinter Christian Coleman, Richardson’s boyfriend, who was involved in the situation, did address the incident that …

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Sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson arrested on domestic violence offense at airport | Athletics

Sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson arrested on domestic violence offense at airport | Athletics

Reigning 100m world champion Sha’Carri Richardson was arrested last weekend for allegedly assaulting her boyfriend at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Richardson was arrested Sunday on a fourth-degree domestic violence offense, according to a police report obtained by the Associated Press. On Thursday, she ran in the opening round of the women’s 100m at US track and field championships in Eugene, …

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Olympic sprinter, Dallas native Sha’Carri Richardson arrested at Seattle airport

Olympic sprinter, Dallas native Sha’Carri Richardson arrested at Seattle airport

article EUGENE, OREGON – JUNE 22: Sha’Carri Richardson reacts after competing in the women’s 100 meter dash semi-final on Day Two of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Track & Field Trials at Hayward Field on June 22, 2024 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Patric Sha’Carri Richardson, a Dallas native and Olympic gold medalist, was arrested earlier this week at SeaTac …

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