Deajah Stevens, a U.S. Olympic 200m sprinter, was suspended 18 months, through Aug. 15, 2021, for missing drug tests, ruling her out of the Tokyo Games unless she successfully appeals.
Stevens, who placed seventh in Rio, missed three drug tests in 2019, grounds for a suspension between one and two years. Full details are here.
The 18-month ban was backdated to Feb. 17, the date that Stevens requested her case be expedited. Her last of three missed tests was Nov. 25.
Stevens’ initial provisional suspension was announced May 1.
Stevens, 25, was disqualified from the 2019 U.