Last update on.From section AthleticsBrianna McNeal won the 100m hurdles gold medal at the Rio 2016 Olympic GamesBrianna McNeal, Olympic 100m hurdles champion, will not be able to attend the Tokyo Games which begin later in the month. She also won't be able to travel to Paris 2024 because her appeal against a five year doping ban was denied.After a disciplinary tribunal found her guilty, the Athletics Integrity Unit suspended the 29-year old American after she was suspended for "tampering with the results management process".The Court of Arbitration for Sport ("Cas") "partially upheld the decision."Her ban will last until August 2025.McNeal won gold at Rio Games 2016 and was the 2013 world champion. He was temporarily suspended in February.She stated in a post on social media that she was "very clean and very honest" at the time.After positive cannabis testing, Richardson of the United States will not be able to compete in the Olympics.This is the second ban the athlete has received for violating anti-doping regulations. He was previously banned from the 2017 World Championships and had been serving a one year ban for failing three drug tests.If proven, a ban of four years is imposed on anyone found to have attempted to tamper with doping control. McNeal could face a ban of eight years for her second breach.McNeal also lost all of her competitive results between 13 February and 14 Aug last year.
