# Athletics: American Olympic shot put silver medallist, Raven Saunders, has accepted a 30-month suspension from the US Anti-Doping Agency for accruing three whereabouts failures within 12 months. The 29-year-old had failures in April, May and December last year. Saunders’s 30-month period of ineligibility began on December 26, 2024, the date of her third failure. The agency says accurate whereabouts information is crucial for effective out-of-competition testing, which helps deter and detect doping.
Athletics: US Olympic shot put silver medallist Raven Saunders suspended for 30-months