Fred Kerley has been handed a two-year ban after a tribunal found him guilty of violating anti-doping whereabouts rules.
The ruling followed an investigation by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), which determined that the former 100 metres world champion recorded three whereabouts failures between May 11 and December 6, 2024. Under the World Anti-Doping Agency code, athletes commit an anti-doping violation if they accumulate three missed tests or filing failures within a 12-month period.
According to the tribunal, the American Sprinter was “negligent and, to a certain extent, reckless” in failing to comply with the requirements of the anti-doping system.
Kerley had already been provisionally suspended by the AIU in August 2025, a decision that forced him to miss the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025.
Following the final ruling, the 30-year-old will remain ineligible to compete until August 11, 2027. In addition, all of his competitive results recorded between December 6, 2024 and August 12, 2025 have been disqualified, including any prize money, titles and awards earned during that period.
The disciplinary panel also ordered Kerley to pay £3,000 in legal costs and other related expenses to World Athletics.
The AIU said the Disciplinary and Appeals Tribunal did not consider a fourth alleged whereabouts failure on December 7, as the first three violations were already sufficient to establish a breach of anti-doping rules.
