Field Level Media
13 Aug 2025, 20:35 GMT+10
(Photo credit: Yukihito Taguchi-Imagn Images)
American Olympic-medal winning sprinter Fred Kerley is fighting his provisional suspension for violating anti-doping whereabouts rules.
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced the suspension on Tuesday. Three missed drug tests or whereabouts failures over 12 months are deemed to be a violation.
According to the organization, a whereabouts failure occurs when athletes fail to provide, or update, their location to be reached for out-of-competition testing. The sanction is two years of ineligibility or a reduction to at least 12 months, depending on their level of fault.
'(Kerley) strongly believes that one (or) more of his alleged missed tests should be set aside either because he was not negligent or because the Doping Control Officer did not do what was reasonable under the circumstances to locate him at his designated location,' read a statement from the office of Los Angeles-area attorney Howard L. Jacobs. 'Fred will not comment further at this time out of respect for the process, and looks forward to presenting his case to the appointed hearing panel.'
The statement was posted to Kerley's X account on Tuesday.
Kerley won the bronze medal in the 100-meter at the 2024 Paris Olympics and a silver in the event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He also has won five total medals at the past four world championships in either individual or relay events.
A 30-year-old Texas native, Kerley pulled out of the USA Track and Field Championships last month, citing a difficult year.
'The 100m should be a straight sprint. 2025 has presented many hurdles. Taking some time out to get back on track. No USATF Champs this year. Thanks to all my supporters,' he posted.
Kerley was arrested in Florida in May and charged with touch or strike battery after his former girlfriend alleged he struck her in the face with a closed fist.
At the time, his attorney told The Athletic that Kerley was arrested without a 'thorough investigation.'
'Fred never battered anyone,' Richard L. Cooper said in a statement to The Athletic. 'We are focused on working with prosecutors to show that this arrest was a mistake and no charges should be filed. I am confident in that goal.'
--Field Level Media
Get a daily dose of Austin Globe news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Austin Globe.
More InformationNEW YORK CITY, New York: AOL will officially shut down its dial-up internet service on September 30, marking the end of one of the...
MONTREAL/TORONTO: Air Canada is facing mounting pressure in contract talks after hundreds of its cabin crew members staged demonstrations...
WASHINGTON/BEIJING: The United States and China have agreed to extend their current tariff truce for another 90 days, sidestepping...
NEW YORK, New York - U.S, stocks closed sharply higher Tuesday after the release of the latest CPI reading which shows inflation coming...
HUNG YEN, Vietnam: In Hung Yen province near Hanoi, farmers say they are being offered meager compensation, sometimes just a few thousand...
LONDON, U.K.: The U.S. Postal Service has begun blocking business shipments of unregulated vaping products from at least one major...
ATLANTA, Georgia: A tragic shooting unfolded outside the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta...
TALLAHASSEE, Florida: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' administration appears to be moving forward with plans to build a second immigration...
(Photo credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images) Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski is not pleased with defensive end Myles Garrett after...
(Photo credit: Yukihito Taguchi-Imagn Images) American Olympic-medal winning sprinter Fred Kerley is fighting his provisional suspension...
(Photo credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images) The New York Yankees are spending the past few days praising the willingness of Giancarlo...
(Photo credit: Kareem Elgazzar/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) With his teammates looking for a boost from their...
