NEW YORK: World 100-metre silver medallist Marvin Bracy has accepted a 45-month sanction for anti-doping rule violations, the US Anti-Doping Agency said on Monday.

Bracy, who won silver at the 2022 World Championships, was provisionally suspended in February 2024 after an out-of-competition test came back positive for an anabolic agent.

USADA said it opened an investigation into Bracy after receiving a tip from a whistleblower.

Bracy had initially tried to tamper with the investigation, according to USADA, which conducted the inquiry with the Athletics Integrity Unit and US Drug Enforcement Administration.

Bracy later admitted his violations and provided “substantial assistance.” He has not competed since 2023.

“This case is also an example of the importance of cooperation between like-minded organisations and law enforcement agencies when it comes to eradicating organised doping schemes,” USADA chief executive Travis Tygart said. “This investigation has already resulted in several impactful outcomes which will be announced at a later date.”

Bracy is the second sprinter from the 2022 US podium sweep of the blue-riband event to run afoul of anti-doping rules.

The gold-medal winner, Fred Kerley, was provisionally suspended in August by the AIU for whereabouts failures. He said at the time that he planned to contest the allegation.

Published in Dawn, November 12th, 2025