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Randolph Ross, part of the United States’ Olympic gold-winning 4x400m squad, has been banned for three years for faking an email to doping bosses.<\/span><\/p>\n After missing three appointments with testers in a year, the 21-year-old said an automatic email from the whereabouts system showed he had given new details.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n However, Ross later admitted to the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) that he had doctored the email.<\/span><\/p>\n He is banned until June 2025, and his results from June onwards are void.<\/span><\/p>\n The two-time American collegiate champion’s medal from 2021’s Tokyo Olympics, and those of his team-mates, are unaffected as they fall outside of the period of his whereabouts failures.<\/span><\/p>\n “It is fundamental to the proper administration of the sport that athletes are honest in their dealings with the AIU during any investigation,” said AIU head Brett Clothier. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n