US Sprinter Faces DUI Amid Doping Ban

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August 30, 2026 | Edition #686

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Things have gone from bad to worse for one US sprinter: fresh off a 12-year doping ban for a third anti-doping violation, he's now facing DUI charges too. It's a brutal fall for someone who was once one of the fastest men in the country.

Also making news: Lindsey Vonn is testing the waters in a completely different sport while she recovers from surgery. All that and more in today's edition of Essentially Athletics.





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Peres Jepchirchir proves she's still in a class of her own, cruising to victory as the reigning Olympic marathon champion — with a Kenyan cheer squad there to greet her at the finish line. Watch below 👇


On this day in 1987, Carl Lewis is awarded gold in the 100m at the second World Championships in Rome after Ben Johnson's blistering world-record run of 9.83 is later wiped from the books when Johnson admits to doping.

On the day itself, Johnson's electric start leaves Lewis, who equals the old world record with 9.93, with no answer down the stretch.


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