Olympic Medalist Fred Kerley Suspended for Doping Violations

NEW DELHI: American sprinter Fred Kerley has been suspended for missing three out-of-competition drug tests within a 12-month period, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced on Friday.

The AIU said Kerley’s missed tests qualify as whereabouts failures under the World Anti-Doping Code, which requires athletes in a registered testing pool to provide daily location details so they can be tested without notice.

Three missed tests or filing failures in a year can trigger a sanction of up to two years.

Kerley, 30, won silver in the 100 metres at the Tokyo Olympics and bronze in Paris last summer. He also captured the 100-metre world title in 2022 . Kerley joined the Enhanced Games in September 2025 — a decision that came while he was facing a provisional suspension by the AIU for multiple whereabouts failures.

The event, that allows athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs that are banned in official competition, is set to take place on May 24, 2026 in Las Vegas. Agencies

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