American Raven Saunders has accepted a 30-month ban from the US Anti-Doping Agency for whereabouts failures

American Raven Saunders has accepted a 30-month ban from the US Anti-Doping Agency for whereabouts failures

 Fabrice COFFRINI

Raven Saunders, women's shot put runner-up at the Tokyo Olympics, has accepted a 30-month ban for three "whereabouts" failures within 12 months, the US Anti-Doping Agency announced on Tuesday.

The 29-year-old American was fifth at the 2016 Rio Olympics before capturing a silver medal in Japan and placing 11th in last year's Paris Olympics.

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