Christian Coleman charged under anti-doping rules

Christian Coleman

Christian Coleman won the men’s 100m at the US National Championships last month

American sprinter Christian Coleman has been charged under anti-doping rules with missing three drugs tests, says the US Anti-Doping Agency.

Usada has confirmed the 23-year-old has been charged with failing to “properly file his whereabouts information”.

Coleman, who ran a world-leading time of 9.81 seconds in the Diamond League in California in June, has agreed to an arbitration hearing on 4 September.

Usada says a decision will be made the following day.

The World Athletics Championships begin in Doha on 28 September.

On Thursday, BBC Sport was told an investigation had begun over concerns of three missed tests.

Under the ‘whereabouts’ system, athletes must let officials know where they will be for one hour every day as well as details of overnight accommodation and training.

Failure to do so three times in a 12-month period could lead to a rule violation under the World Anti-Doping code.