Christian Coleman facing a possible suspension for 3 missed tests

El Keniano wrote:

On second thoughts this does appear to be another AIU stitch-up. A whiff of the old cop planting evidence to get an elusive criminal behind bars. But why would they do this to CC? They either resent that he got off on a technicality before Doha or plain just don't like the guy.

https://twitter.com/__coleman/status/1273013031249813507?s=20

Unlikely to work on an American with good legal representation, though.

Are you actually trying to defend Coleman?

Your pro drugs stance knows no bounds.

Ring doorbell should sponsor USATF. Then athletes would have a video recording of testers coming to their doors. Case closed.

I've been in the testing pool in my country for 6 years. I've never missed a test.

I have no lawyers, no personal doctors, no sponsor looking after me. My agent probably wouldn't recognise me on the street. I also work 30 hours per week at a different location to where I live. I'm not sure how this guy can miss tests when he literally has 10s of people in his corner looking out for him.

The process is very clear and simple. I can confidently say I will never miss a test in my life.

The whereabouts procedure is so complecated. They could show up any time! It's so stressful, my anxiety is off the roof.

Don't call me.

El Keniano wrote:

On second thoughts this does appear to be another AIU stitch-up. A whiff of the old cop planting evidence to get an elusive criminal behind bars. But why would they do this to CC? They either resent that he got off on a technicality before Doha or plain just don't like the guy.

https://twitter.com/__coleman/status/1273013031249813507?s=20

Unlikely to work on an American with good legal representation, though.

Really? You believe the statement from an athlete who has now been caught up in doping violations TWICE. It says in the report that they did not call Coleman as advised by the CLIENT (i.e Coleman's Agent or Coleman).

I'm sorry, I don't care what Coleman says. All he said in that Twitter post was he was out the house when he should have been in the house.

It is my understanding that you simply have to provide your whereabouts for one hour each day. He could go to the shops after the hour period.

Rules are the rules. If they are harsh on Coleman it will discourage other dopers. But they won't be. He will get off and everyone will continue to know that athletics is a joke.

"Coleman says that while he was not at his house (the location listed on his whereabouts form) when the doping control officer (DCO) attempted to test him, he was Christmas shopping at a mall five minutes away. "

This pretty much sums it up, there's one hour every day he needs to be at a specified place, after which he can go shopping. Should be simple and easy, but no, he intentionally screws it up knowing that next missed test means a ban? Clearly he has no respect whatsoever for the testing system OR he's missing these tests intentionally with high risk knowing that he can try to blame the testers for not calling him or whatever and try to get away with it through some technicality. Either way it's hard to have any respect for him after this.

Not an olympics favourite wrote:

I've been in the testing pool in my country for 6 years. I've never missed a test.

I have no lawyers, no personal doctors, no sponsor looking after me. My agent probably wouldn't recognise me on the street. I also work 30 hours per week at a different location to where I live. I'm not sure how this guy can miss tests when he literally has 10s of people in his corner looking out for him.

The process is very clear and simple. I can confidently say I will never miss a test in my life.

Did u run 9.7?

Okay then..

Does this mean he has missed an additional 3 tests? Wouldn't that make it six in all. If he has missed one or three more, he should be suspended and his medal from Worlds 2019 given to the guy who ran 3rd.

ex-runner wrote:

Really? You believe the statement from an athlete who has now been caught up in doping violations TWICE. It says in the report that they did not call Coleman as advised by the CLIENT (i.e Coleman's Agent or Coleman).

I'm sorry, I don't care what Coleman says. All he said in that Twitter post was he was out the house when he should have been in the house.

+1

The sad part is that he will keep the Gold from Doha, unlike Naser. Would be quite hilarious if his buddy Gatlin gets promoted to Gold though - but that ship has sailed.

And even if they ban Coleman now for two years, starting in December 2019, he might not miss too many races because of COVID, and his PR guys including rojo and the notorious drug cheat apologists here will continue to claim that he is clean, just coincidentally continued to commit anti-doping rule violations.

I eagerly await the explanation for the "wrong" address and what "do not call per client instructions" means. This is going to get interesting.

Should be banned for simply being stupid at this point

My first thought is that the current fastest man in the world is probably doping because ... you know, he's the fastest man in the world and there is a history of dopers in the sport.

Then there is the fact that he barely got by on the 3 missed tests last year and he's been on the bubble.

But if he gave his home as his location for a given day and he was out Christmas shopping during Christmas time, I'm going to give him some slack.

The pressure to have every hour accounted for in your life is a bit intrusive.

If there was evidence it was an intentional test dodge then ban him.

Like if he was out of the state or country. But at the mall?

Now, maybe he states he will be home during a period and never is there. Maybe he uses the mall excuse to intentionally avoid the tests and act like he happened to be out.

That would be an intentional test dodge. I don't know how you can be sure enough to ban him for two years.

Face it. The testers will never catch up with the athletes.

Just give an honest effort and let the elusive dopers slide.

That at least allows the clean athletes to live a normal life without concern of being falsely accused or deal with privacy infringements.

rojo wrote:

webby wrote:

Remember when his dad came here and attacked us all for daring to suggest that there was anything fishy about missing 3 tests in a year -- even if technically legal?

Well, we want to know more facts but we are tenatively siding with Coleman on this one. I'm sorry, you don't ban the Olympic favorite in the 100m without even attempting to call him.

Here is our article on the matter, but the authorities ADMIT they didn't even try to call him. Why?

https://www.letsrun.com/news/2020/06/worlds-fastest-man-may-face-an-olympic-ban-for-missing-yet-another-drug-test/

You should know the rules.

The central rule in these matters is that you don’t ring.

However I have noted that Usada do ring when such as UKAd never ever ever would.

Star wrote:

But if he gave his home as his location for a given day and he was out Christmas shopping during Christmas time, I'm going to give him some slack.

The pressure to have every hour accounted for in your life is a bit intrusive.

No. Just no.

It's not hard. For one hour per day, you need to be where you say you'll be. No excuses.

It's a reasonable sacrifice to make to ensure that your record, your achievements, your sponsorship and your reputation are where they need to be if you're a world champion.

In my job I accept the regulator's rules and I accept the consequences if I break them. This is is no different.

He'll be forever tarnished, just like "doorbell" Mo. Going shopping instead suggests either that he was still glowing or that he has a habitual and flagrant disregard for the anti-doping rules and anti-doping system.

“then maybe 9.86 Lewis” means if you consider him clean.

I think I tipped toward dirty on him in my historic fastest clean 100m thread, I can’t remember now.

And CL = Lemaitre

It's not every hour. It's one hour.

How is going to the mall any different to leaving the state? He told them where he would be (at home) and then went somewhere they wouldn't be able to find him instead.

Remember this; every other elite athlete manages just fine. Some have one or two accidental missed tests. This is Coleman's fourth. After he was already provisionally banned.

Lance swore till he was blue in the face he never took drugs. All turned out to be a lie. Don't underestimate the ability of a fraudster to lie.

lb202 wrote:

El Keniano wrote:

On second thoughts this does appear to be another AIU stitch-up. A whiff of the old cop planting evidence to get an elusive criminal behind bars. But why would they do this to CC? They either resent that he got off on a technicality before Doha or plain just don't like the guy.

https://twitter.com/__coleman/status/1273013031249813507?s=20

Unlikely to work on an American with good legal representation, though.

Exactly what I'm thinking. They know he didn't know the rules when he got off on a technicality so should've been banned so now they're purposefully trying.

Planting evidence = a bad analogy.

If they are “out to get him”, he would need evidence that they were acting in bad faith. Yes, targeting him specifically over others might be evidence of bad faith—but it might not. I probably depends on exactly how they are doing it relative to how they treat others, and if there is a colorable argument that there is a reasonable belief that he is using.

IMO the fact that he has gone sub-9.84 is evidence that the belief is reasonable.

People screw up. Clearly I have. Everyone deserves a second chance. However, as you navigate that “second chance” you have to accept the fact that your past indiscretions have created a perception about you. You can’t fight that perception because it is your own fault. You have to be hypersensitive to this and work even harder to prove you’re worthy of that second chance.

Taking this particular situation out of the context of his past...it seems harmless. Unfortunately, CC himself created that context. Nobody else.

Get it together man.

Subway Surfers wrote:

El Keniano wrote:

On second thoughts this does appear to be another AIU stitch-up. A whiff of the old cop planting evidence to get an elusive criminal behind bars. But why would they do this to CC? They either resent that he got off on a technicality before Doha or plain just don't like the guy.

https://twitter.com/__coleman/status/1273013031249813507?s=20

Unlikely to work on an American with good legal representation, though.

Are you actually trying to defend Coleman?

Your pro drugs stance knows no bounds.

Don’t take it personally. He’s an odd character, and was just likely looking for an excuse to make the anti-American jab at the end.