Fred Kerley’s 2025 season has unraveled in a way few could have predicted. Once a figure of dominance in the men’s 100 meters, the Olympic medalist and 2022 world champion has instead been defined by absence, setbacks, and legal drama. His fastest time of the year, 9.98 in May, looked promising, but soon his appearances on the track dwindled. By July, he had withdrawn from the U.S. Championships, admitting that he needed “time to get back on track.” Just days later, the Athletics Integrity Unit announced a provisional suspension for three whereabouts failures in the span of a year. A potential two-year ban now looms over one of America’s most decorated sprinters.

The challenges have not been limited to competition. In January and again in May, Kerley was arrested on battery charges,

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