Canadian pole vaulter and OnlyFans star Alysha Newman has been suspended for whereabouts failures, an anti-doping rule violation, by the Athletics Integrity Unit.
In a statement Wednesday, Athletics Canada acknowledged Newman’s provisional suspension — which came nearly two years after her viral moment at the 2024 Paris Olympics, when she broke out a twerk as part of her bronze medal celebrations.
“While Athletics Canada provides on-going guidance and reminders to athletes on the requirements for declaring whereabouts, the athlete is ultimately responsible for providing the information in a timely matter as required,” the statement read.
“This is an unfortunate situation and Athletics Canada hopes to see Alysha Newman back as part of our National Team Program when she is eligible.”
Newman’s suspension on the Athletics Integrity Unit’s website is listed as “whereabouts failures (article 2.4).” Article 2.4 from the World Anti-Doping Agency indicates “violation of applicable requirements regarding Athlete availability for Out-of-Competition Testing including failure to provide required whereabouts information and missed tests which are declared based on reasonable results.”
She is unable to compete until a hearing commences and the Athletics Integrity Unit makes a final call, according to the Toronto Sun.
The 31-year-old Newman, who made her Olympic debut at the Rio Games in 2016, addressed the matter Thursday in an Instagram video.
“[I’ve] never taken any enhanced drugs, I’ve never taken steroids, and the point of this suspension is simply a missed failure test of the whereabouts,” she said in an Instagram video.
“… I’ve never missed three in a calendar year since I’ve been 16 years old. So, I fell short this year, we’re in the process, we’re going to figure it out, and I will see you guys back on the track. I will continue to be a clean athlete in this sport, and I’m honored to be Canadian to represent Canada at the highest level.”
Newman made history at the Summer Games in 2024 when she became the first Canadian woman to take home a medal in pole vaulting.
She turned to OnlyFans in 2021 as a way to give supporters a unique Olympics experience at the Tokyo Games.
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