Athletics-American Ross gets three-year ban over whereabouts violation

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Men's 4 x 400m Relay - Round 1 - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August FILE PHOTO: 6, 2021. Randolph Ross of the United States in action REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

(Reuters) - American 400 metres runner Randolph Ross has been handed a three-year suspension for violating whereabouts rules and falsifying an email sent to anti-doping authorities, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said.

Ross, who was part of the U.S. squad which won 4x400m relay gold at last year's Tokyo Olympics, will be suspended until 2025, meaning he will not be eligible for participation at the 2024 Games in Paris.