Olympic sprinter Deajah Stevens was suspended for 18 months on Thursday for missing doping tests and will miss the Tokyo Games.
The Athletics Integrity Unit, which processes track and field cases, said Stevens was not available for three doping tests in 2019 in Oregon and West Hollywood. Three violations within a year can lead to a ban.
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The ban on the 25-year-old American runner began on February 17, 2020. It will expire days after the scheduled closing ceremony of the postponed Tokyo Olympics in August 2021.
Stevens cited problems with her phone as the reason sample collection officials were unable to reach her for two of the missed visits, according to the ruling released at her disciplinary hearing.
On one occasion, his phone ran out of battery overnight, and on another occasion he changed the number to avoid harassment by an unknown person, according to the ruling.
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Stevens can appeal the ban in the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Stevens, a 200-meter specialist, placed seventh in the final of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and fifth in the 2017 world championships in London.
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Stevens was the 2017 national champion with more than 200 and a former NCAA champion in the 4×400 relay for the University of Oregon.
