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Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Aussie tennis player slapped with hefty ban after admitting to doping breach
Thomas Fancutt has become the second Australian player to receive a ban this year after admitting to a breach of the sport's rules against anti-doping. Fellow Aussie Max Purcell, who reached a career high ATP Tour singles ranking of 40 back in 2023, accepted an 18-month suspension after he breached the International Tennis Integrity Agency's (ITIA) doping rules. On Thursday, the ITIA confirmed that Fancutt had accepted a 10-month suspension. He had admitted to a breach of Article 2.2 of the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme (TADP) relating to the use of a 'prohibited method'. Purcell had admitted to contravening the same provision back in December before being handed his suspension in April. He received two infusions that were over 500ml back in 2023. His cooperation had resulted in a reduction in his sanction. However, he missed the Australian Open in January after entering a voluntary provisional suspension. Fancutt, meanwhile, had contravened the regulation after he received an intravenous infusion that was deemed to be over the limit permitted by the TADP in December 2025. Under the governing body's rules, players are only allowed to receive a 100ml infusion across a 12-hour period. Fancutt's suspension will expire before the 2026 Australian Open. Following an investigation, the ITIA explained that Fancutt had admitted to the breach, and had informed the governing body that it was not intentional. 'The ITIA sent the player a notice of a potential Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV) on 7 March 2025. On 19 March 2025, the player requested to enter into a voluntary provisional suspension, which came into effect immediately,' the ITIA's statement read. 'Following a full investigation by the ITIA, which included evidence gathering and interviews with the player, Fancutt admitted to the breach, and the ITIA accepted that the breach was not intentional. 'In determining sanction, the ITIA considered relevant precedents across all WADC-compliant sports, in addition to the player's early admission and full co-operation.' His time served under the voluntary provisional suspension will be credited back to his ban. During his suspension, the ITIA states that he is banned from playing in, coaching or attending any tennis event authorised by the ATP Tour, WTA Tour or Tennis Australia. In March, the 30-year-old Aussie, who reached a career-high singles ranking of 107, spoke of his 'devastation' following the news. 'At the end of my 2024 season, I unknowingly violated an anti-doping rule by receiving a 500ml IV infusion to combat severe fatigue,' he wrote in an Instagram story earlier this year. 'The contents of the infusion were solely vitamin B, vitamin C and magnesium. 'The IV infusion amount, however, exceeded 100mls which regardless of its contents, is prohibited under anti-doping regulations, something I was completely unaware of at the time.'
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Olympic sprinter Fred Kerley provisionally suspended for whereabouts violation
Sprinter Fred Kerley has been provisionally suspended for an alleged anti-doping whereabouts violation. World champion in the 100m in 2022, Kerley won bronze over the distance at Paris 2024 but could face a two-year ban if the charge is upheld. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced on Tuesday that the 30-year-old had been charged and provisionally banned. The World Anti-Doping Code states an athlete cannot have a combined three missed three anti-doping tests or filing failures within a 12-month period. In a statement posted on social media, lawyers for Kerley said that their client intends to contest the allegation. '[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," the statement added. Kerley won silver at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020 and has won two spring relay golds at the Worlds alongside his individual title. He was absent, however, from the US track and field trials for the Tokyo World Championships, writing on X, formerly Twitter, that he was taking time out. "The 100m should be a straight sprint. 2025 has presented many hurdles," Kerley said. "Thanks to all my supporters."
The Independent
6 days ago
- Sport
- The Independent
Olympic sprinter Fred Kerley provisionally suspended for whereabouts violation
Sprinter Fred Kerley has been provisionally suspended for an alleged anti-doping whereabouts violation. World champion in the 100m in 2022, Kerley won bronze over the distance at Paris 2024 but could face a two-year ban if the charge is upheld. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced on Tuesday that the 30-year-old had been charged and provisionally banned. The World Anti-Doping Code states an athlete cannot have a combined three missed three anti-doping tests or filing failures within a 12-month period. In a statement posted on social media, lawyers for Kerley said that their client intends to contest the allegation. '[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," the statement added. Kerley won silver at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020 and has won two spring relay golds at the Worlds alongside his individual title. He was absent, however, from the US track and field trials for the Tokyo World Championships, writing on X, formerly Twitter, that he was taking time out. "The 100m should be a straight sprint. 2025 has presented many hurdles," Kerley said. "Thanks to all my supporters."
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
American sprinter Fred Kerley provisionally suspended for anti-doping 'whereabouts failures'
MONACO (AP) — U.S. Olympic sprinter Fred Kerley has been provisionally suspended for 'whereabouts failures' under the sport's anti-doping rules, the Athletics Integrity Unit said Tuesday. Lawyers for the 30-year-old Kerley hit back in a statement posted on the athlete's account on X. 'Fred Kerley has already notified the AIU that he intends to contest the allegation that he has violated the anti-doping rules related to whereabouts failures, as he strongly believes that one of (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,' the statement said. It added: '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.' Kerley won the Olympic silver medal in the 100 meters at the Tokyo Games and the bronze in Paris last year. He has also earned six medals at the track and field world championships. 'You can try to break me in the storm, but all you're doing is giving me a better story at the finish line,' Kerley later posted on the same account. In May, Kerley was charged in Florida with punching a woman, a hurdler who also competed in the Olympics. That came just a few months after he was arrested for allegedly punching a Miami Beach police officer on Jan. 2, an incident in which police used a Taser on him. His lawyers say Kerley is innocent of those charges. ___ AP sports: The Associated Press
Associated Press
7 days ago
- Sport
- Associated Press
American sprinter Fred Kerley provisionally suspended for anti-doping 'whereabouts failures'
MONACO (AP) — U.S. Olympic sprinter Fred Kerley has been provisionally suspended for 'whereabouts failures' under the sport's anti-doping rules, the Athletics Integrity Unit said Tuesday. Lawyers for the 30-year-old Kerley hit back in a statement posted on the athlete's account on X. 'Fred Kerley has already notified the AIU that he intends to contest the allegation that he has violated the anti-doping rules related to whereabouts failures, as he strongly believes that one of (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,' the statement said. It added: '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.' Kerley won the Olympic silver medal in the 100 meters at the Tokyo Games and the bronze in Paris last year. He has also earned six medals at the track and field world championships. 'You can try to break me in the storm, but all you're doing is giving me a better story at the finish line,' Kerley later posted on the same account. In May, Kerley was charged in Florida with punching a woman, a hurdler who also competed in the Olympics. That came just a few months after he was arrested for allegedly punching a Miami Beach police officer on Jan. 2, an incident in which police used a Taser on him. His lawyers say Kerley is innocent of those charges. ___ AP sports:
