UPDATE: World 100m champion Coleman suspended over missed drug test
This file photo taken on September 28, 2019 shows Christian Coleman of the US reacting after winning the men's 100m final at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Khalifa International stadium in Doha.
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June 16, 2020

UPDATE: World 100m champion Coleman suspended over missed drug test

PARIS, France (AFP) — Reigning world 100m champion Christian Coleman was provisionally suspended on Wednesday after missing a doping test, the Athletics Integrity Unit said.

The American sprinter is “suspended temporarily from participating in any competition or activity”, World Athletics’ anti-doping arm said.

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