Tag: Christian Coleman
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BREAKING: World 100m champion Christian Coleman suspended for two years
World 100m champion Christian Coleman will miss next year’s Tokyo Olympics after being banned for two years for breaching whereabouts rules, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has confirmed. Coleman, who narrowly escaped a ban last year for missing three doping tests, was provisionally suspended by the AIU in June. The American sprinter had claimed at…
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Coleman pulls out of 200 meters at world championships
American Christian Coleman’s dream of adding the 200 meters to the 100 meter world title he won on Saturday has ended. This was after he pulled out of Sunday’s opening round because he was still “feeling the strain”. Coleman was due to run in the second heat at the world championships on Sunday evening but…
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Coleman wins men’s 100m gold in Doha
U.S. Christian Coleman is the new world 100m champion. Coleman raced 9.73 to win the gold medal at the expense of teammate and defending champion Justin Gatlin at the ongoing 2019 World Championship in Doha. Coleman was the man to beat in the race. Being the only sprinter to run under 10 in the semis,…
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Christian Coleman breaks 20-year-old 60m indoor world record
World 100m silver medallist Christian Coleman broke the 20-year-old 60m indoor world record when he clocked 6.34 seconds at the US Indoor Championships in New Mexico. His mark beat the previous record of 6.39 set twice by fellow American Maurice Greene, in 1998 and 2001. Coleman’s time is pending ratification by world governing body, the…