Canadian Olympics swimmer Penny Oleksiak has accepted a suspension for a breach of the anti-doping code by having three whereabouts failures over a 12-month time period, according to the International Testing Agency (ITA).
Whereabouts protocol requires athletes to inform anti-doping authorities of their daily whereabouts, as well as a specific 60-minute time slot each day when the athlete will be available for testing, the ITA said. The purpose of the requirement is to allow for unannounced drug testing.
A rule violation occurs when an athlete has three missed tests (where the athlete is unavailable during the 60-minute period) or filing failures (in which accurate whereabouts information has not been provided) in 12 months, according to the ITA….