Things have gone south for Fred Kerley again. The U.S. Olympic 100m silver medalist and 2022 world champion has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit for three whereabouts failures in 12 months, announced today. These missed or misreported locations for anti-doping tests breach strict regulations and can lead to a ban of up to two years. The suspension halts his competition eligibility pending a hearing to determine the validity and seriousness of the alleged violations. But he, himself, has responded to it.

Kerley has vowed to fight the charges, claiming at least one failure was not his fault and may have resulted from testing officials’ errors. His legal team hopes to overturn or reduce the sanction. The suspension adds to a turbulent 2025, during which he withdre

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