• The 30-year-old has been suspended for whereabouts failures
  • Normal two-year ban could be doubled for a second offence

The London 2017 world long jump champion, Luvo Manyonga – who made worldwide headlines when he recovered from a crystal meth addiction to become one of the faces of track and field – faces a four-year ban after being provisionally suspended for anti-doping whereabouts failures.

The South African, who also won a silver medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016, has been charged by the Athletics Integrity Unit after missing three tests in a 12-month period.

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