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US sprinter Bracy-Williams suspended for 12 years for whereabouts failures

US sprinter Bracy-Williams suspended for 12 years for whereabouts failures

June 5 : Former world 100 metres silver medallist Marvin Bracy-Williams has received a 12-year suspension for his third anti-doping rule violation, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency announced on Friday.  The 32-year-old American, who won silver at the 2022 World Championships, was suspended for three whereabouts failures that occurred on July 1 2025, February 24 2026 and April 1 2026. Whereabouts protocol requires an athlete to inform anti-doping authorities where they will be for at least one hour every day for unannounced out-of-competition testing. The period of ineligibility for first whereabouts failure rule violations ranges from one to two years depending on the athlete’s degree of fault. Because this was the American sprinter’s third violation, he was subject to an increased sanction between eight years and a lifetime period of ineligibility. The 12-year suspension will kick in after he serves a 45-month sanction for violating anti-doping rules, which he accepted in November 2025.  USADA said Bracy-Williams notified the organization on Friday of his intent to retire. His suspension will continue indefinitely until he returns from retirement …

Australian sprinter Gout Gout breaks Usain Bolt’s under-20 200m mark

Australian sprinter Gout Gout breaks Usain Bolt’s under-20 200m mark

The number on the clock in Sydney was 19.67, and that alone was enough to put Gout Gout in rare company. The 18-year-old Australian sprinter ran 200 meters faster on Sunday than Usain Bolt ever did before turning 20, producing one of the most eye-catching performances of the track season so far. Gout’s run came at the Australian Championships, where he surged away from the field in the closing stretch to win the national title. He got out of the blocks well enough, then made up ground and kept building speed, finishing well clear of the pack. His time of 19.67 set a world under-20 record, pending ratification by World Athletics. It also broke Bolt’s best under-20 mark of 19.93, which the Jamaican great ran in 2004 when he was 17. The 18-year-old Australian sprinter ran 200 meters faster on Sunday than Usain Bolt ever did before turning 20. (CREDIT: Athletics Weekly) That comparison needs some context. Gout did not break Bolt’s senior world record of 19.19, set in 2009, and he has not touched …