Gold Medalist Escapes Doping Test

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August 16, 2026 | Edition #671

Hey Athletic Fans,

It’s a big one leading today’s edition as a sprinter just won European 200m gold, his second medal of the week after taking bronze in the 100m. That’s while still facing a possible four-year ban back home for allegedly skipping a doping test last month.

Also tonight: figure skating's "Quad King" is done chasing quads. Years after his last Olympic run, he's headed to an Ivy League this fall, and they’ve given him a special welcome.

Both stories, and the rest of tonight's rundown, below 👇.






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Should Owen Ansah Been Allowed to Participate in his 200m European Final?

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Lani Pallister delivered a stunner at Pan Pacs, ending Katie Ledecky's 13-gold winning streak while erasing the championship record. Watch below 👇


Did you know four of the world's current top six 100m sprinters- Sha'Carri Richardson, Shericka Jackson, Julien Alfred, and Elaine Thompson-Herah will all share the same start line at Silesia on August 23? It's the most stacked women's sprint field the Diamond League has assembled all season.

Two days earlier, though, it's Lausanne that kicks things off, with Mondo Duplantis chasing his 16th world record. World 100m hurdles champion Ditaji Kambundji leads a stacked field on home soil alongside world record chaser Masai Russell and Tobi Amusan.


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