Olympic medallist Alysha Newman banned for missed doping controls after ending career
Olympic bronze medallist Alysha Newman was banned for 20 months for missing three drug tests, with the Athletics Integrity Unit accepting she had ended her career as a pole vaulter. Newman's suspension expires in August 2027.
Alysha Newman, a 31-year-old Canadian pole vaulter, has been banned for 20 months for missing three drug tests. Newman, who won bronze at the 2024 Paris Olympics, last competed at Diamond League meetings in Qatar and Morocco last May. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) found that Newman was unavailable for unannounced doping controls in February and twice in August last year. At the third incident, Newman told a sample collection official she had to leave to participate in a television game show. The AIU accepted that Newman had ended her career, which reduced her suspension from the standard two years. Newman's suspension expires in August 2027.
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