Why world-champion sprinter Christian Coleman isn't racing at the Olympics in 100m
A look at why Coleman isn't in Tokyo.
When the men’s 100m race is run at the Tokyo Olympics, its world champion from 2019 won’t be in the starting blocks.
Christian Coleman won in Doha with a 9.76-second run, the third-fastest World Championship time ever.
But in 2020, he was banned for two years due to missing multiple doping tests in 2019, although the ban was reduced to 18 months. That means he’s not running at the Olympics, and we may not see him race again until after November, when the suspension expires.
What exactly happened? Let’s break it all down for you as you get ready for the track and field events to go down in Tokyo.