Athletes Should Not 'minimise' Whereabouts Rule Says Coe
Muhammad Rameez Published June 29, 2020 | 11:24 PM
World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe says no athlete should "minimise the importance of the whereabouts rule" after 100m world champion Christian Coleman missed three doping tests in a 12-month period
London, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 29th Jun, 2020 ) :World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe says no athlete should "minimise the importance of the whereabouts rule" after 100m world champion Christian Coleman missed three doping tests in a 12-month period.
The American sprinter, who was provisionally suspended earlier this month, risks a two-year ban that would rule him out of next year's Tokyo Olympics.
The 24-year-old said in a statement on Twitter that he was the victim of "a purposeful attempt to get me to miss a test" in December last year.
He said he was out shopping for Christmas presents and had not received a phone call.
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), the anti-doping arm of World Athletics, said "a phone call is discretionary and not a mandatory requirement".
"It's not really our policy to comment on unresolved cases -- this is now quite properly a matter for the AIU," Coe told BBC Sport.
But he added it was "not a good story (for athletics)".
"No athlete should minimise the importance of the whereabouts rule," said Coe.
"The whereabouts rule is to protect the athletes, it's to protect their reputations and it's to make sure that we move as hard and as fast as we can to drug-free sport.
"It's one hour a day -- this is not arcane maritime law, this is not complicated.
"The vast majority of athletes make sure they don't miss those tests. They have to take it seriously."Coleman, who clocked 9.76sec to win 100m gold in Doha in September 2019 said he had never taken drugs.
Related Topics
Recent Stories
Currency Rate In Pakistan - Dollar, Euro, Pound, Riyal Rates On 20 April 2024
Today Gold Rate in Pakistan 20 April 2024
Tennis: ATP Barcelona Open results - 1st update
Swiatek's perfect 10 in Stuttgart as Vondrousova stuns Sabalenka
Arandu's roads closed due to flooding
Oil tanker catches fire in Islamabad’s Blue Area
Pakistan committed to ensure safety of foreign nationals: FO
Tennis: WTA Stuttgart results - 1st update
Four passengers injured as train hit an empty vehicle
Over- speeding bus crushed to death two bike riders
Turkey's Freedom Flotilla ready to set sail for Gaza
French teen dies from heart failure after knife attack near school
More Stories From Sports
-
Tennis: ATP Barcelona Open results - 1st update
10 hours ago -
Swiatek's perfect 10 in Stuttgart as Vondrousova stuns Sabalenka
10 hours ago -
Tennis: WTA Stuttgart results - 1st update
10 hours ago -
Tennis: WTA Stuttgart results
11 hours ago -
Inaugurate of fitness gym at Ayum Stadium on 25th April
11 hours ago -
Tennis: ATP Barcelona Open results
11 hours ago
-
Women’s One-Day tournament: Multan beat Rawalpindi, Quetta beat Peshawar, Lahore beat Karachi
11 hours ago -
Argentinian Etcheverry sees off Norrie to head into Barcelona Open semis
13 hours ago -
Pakistan all set to face New Zealand tomorrow
15 hours ago -
Duplantis to unleash 'inner' pole vault contest as Olympics beckon
15 hours ago -
Tennis: ATP Barcelona Open results
15 hours ago -
'All-or-nothing' Norris takes sprint pole in rain chaos at Chinese GP
16 hours ago