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Issam Asinga ran 9.89 seconds as an 18-year-old in July 2023. Two weeks later, he was issued a provisional suspension. Now, he insists his Gatorade recovery gummies were contaminated
A look back at the key moments of 2023 in the sprints
The Montverde Academy graduate, 18, has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit just weeks ahead of the World Championships.
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The 18-year-old sprinter, born in the United States and representing Suriname, won the South American championship in São Paulo with a time of 9.89 and set a new junior world record in the 100 meters. Asinga is part of a new generation that is going strong in athletics and seeks to get closer to today's unreachable Usain Bolt.