Alysha Newman: Canadian Olympic bronze medalist provisionally suspended by AIU for whereabouts failures

The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has provisionally suspended Canadian Olympic bronze medallist Alysha Newman for whereabouts failures.

Being provisionally suspended for whereabouts failures, this means she has violated the anti-doping rules (ADRVs) by either failing to file, providing inaccurate information, or not being available for testing.

The star athlete who specializes in the pole vault is an Olympic bronze medallist and Commonwealth Games champion, and holds both the Canadian national and Commonwealth Games records in the event.

Newman won the bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, and she is the 2018 Commonwealth Games champion. She is a three-time Olympian and represented Canada at the 2016, 2020, and 2024 Summer Olympics.

Her Olympic bronze medal made her the first Canadian woman to medal in pole vaulting at the Olympics, while her vault of 4.85m also set a new national record.

According to the AIU, provisional suspension is when an Athlete or other Person is suspended temporarily from participating in any competition or activity in athletics before a final decision at a hearing conducted under the World Athletics Anti-Doping Rules or the Integrity Code of Conduct.