US Sprinter Reveals USADA Ambush

October 05, 2026

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October 5, 2026 | Edition #752

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A US runner opens up about the moment USADA showed up and completely upended his pre-training routine. It's a small window into just how disruptive surprise testing can be, even for athletes with nothing to hide.

Also today, an Olympian reveals the painful setback that was quietly haunting him during his 200m final at Worlds, long before the race ever started.

All that and more in today’s edition of Essentially Athletics.

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Alexis Renard finally broke through for his first professional win at the Tour de Vendée — a breakthrough after nine runner-up finishes, and Cofidis' second straight day atop the podium after teammate Jenthe Biermans won the day before. Watch below 👇

The six-time Olympic medallist continues to support young people through the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation, which provides education, athletics, leadership and health programmes in her hometown of East St. Louis, Illinois.

In 2026, the foundation opened the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Food, Agriculture, Nutrition Innovation Center, a 24,000-square-foot facility where young people can learn about urban agriculture, nutrition, science and technology.

The centre is part of Joyner-Kersee’s wider effort to improve access to healthy food and career opportunities in East St. Louis.

The foundation also runs after-school and summer programmes, athletics initiatives, STEAM learning and nutrition education, while its “Winning in Life” curriculum helps students develop skills beyond the playing field.

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