Chris Taylor expected to be slapped with 30-month ban
Jamaican quarter-miler Christopher Taylor is expected to be handed a 30-month suspension by the Athletics Integrity Unity (AIU) for an anti-doping rule violation dating back to late 2022.
According to well-placed Jamaica Observer sources, the suspension is backdated to November 2022, meaning that the athlete has already served 12 months of his penalty and will be sidelined until May 2025.
It also means Taylor would miss next year’s Olympic Games in Paris.
The ruling is expected to be announced on Friday.
Taylor, an Olympic and World Championships finalist, had been facing the possibility of a four-year ban. The 23-year-old former Calabar High standout has not competed since August 30, 2022.
He was alleged to have violated the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Anti-Doping Rule Article 2.3, which speaks to Evading, Refusing or Failing to Submit to Sample Collection.
