Trending Now - Alysha Newman, Olympic Medalist, Suspended for Doping Violations

WHO:

Fox News - Alysha Newman, Canadian Olympic bronze medalist pole vaulter

Fox News - Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU)

WHAT:

Fox News - Alysha Newman has been banned from her sport for 20 months due to missed doping tests.

Fox News - Newman won a bronze medal for Canada at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Fox News - Newman had three "whereabouts" failures in a 12-month period, which constitutes an anti-doping rules violation.

Fox News - The AIU accepted that Newman had decided to end her career as a pole vaulter, resulting in a suspension less than the standard two years for such violations.

WHERE:

Fox News - The doping violations were reported in connection with events in Canada and during competitions in Qatar and Morocco.

WHEN:

Fox News - Newman's suspension expires in August 2027.

Fox News - Newman was unavailable for an unannounced doping control in February last year and twice more in August.

WHY:

Fox News - The AIU stated that Newman's decision to end her career was a "sufficiently unique/exceptional factor" in assessing her level of fault.

HOW:

Fox News - The global anti-doping system requires athletes to specify a one-hour period each day when they will be available for sample testing.

(UPDATED May 1, 2026 23:21 UTC)

Alysha Newman, the Canadian Olympic bronze medalist pole vaulter, has been banned from her sport for 20 months due to missed doping tests, as confirmed by the Athletics Integrity Unit. Newman, who won a bronze medal for Canada at the 2024 Paris Olympics, had three "whereabouts" failures in a 12-month period, which is considered a violation of anti-doping rules, but her decision to end her career led to a suspension shorter than the standard two years. Her suspension will expire in August 2027, following incidents where she was unavailable for doping control in February and August of the previous year.