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Issamade Asinga (born 29 December 2004) is a Surinamese track and field sprinter who competes in the 100 and 200 meters. His 100m personal best of 9.89 seconds is the world under-20 record and the Surinamese national record.

Early years

Asinga was born in Atlanta, U.S., and grew up in Zambia, where his mother Ngozi Mwanamwambwa was born. His father is former track and field athlete Tommy Asinga, who still holds the Surinamese national records for 400m, 800m and 1500m, and represented the nation at three Olympic Games; 1988, 1992, where he was the flag bearer in 1996.[1]

Career

Asinga attended Montverde Academy where he was selected as the Gatorade Florida Boys Track & Field Player of the Year in 2023. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete on scholarship at Texas A&M University.[2]

Doping and Provisional Suspension

In August 2023, he was provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit after testing positive for the banned substance cardarine.[3] On May 27, 2024, he was officially banned for four years and all of his results since July 18, 2023 will be disqualified. This includes his World Under-20 record for the 100m that he set at the South American Championships.[4]

Personal bests

Event Time Wind (m/s) Venue Date Notes
100 m 9.89 +0.8 São Paulo, Brazil 28 July 2023 Disqualified
9.83 w +2.6 Clermont, Florida, US April 23, 2023 Wind-assisted
200 m 19.97 +1.3 Austin, Texas, US 29 April 2023 AU20R, NR
Indoor 60 m 6.57 — Boston, US 11 March 2023
Indoor 200 m 20.48 — Boston, US 12 March 2023

References

  1. ^ "Report29 Jul 2023 Asinga breaks world U20 100m record at the South American Championships". Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Issam Asinga Named Gatorade Florida Boys Track & Field Player of the Year". Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  3. ^ Kahler, Theo (11 August 2023). "Record-Setting 18-Year-Old Sprinter Issam Asinga Provisionally Suspended for Banned Substance". Runner's World. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  4. ^ AIU BANS SURINAME’S ASINGA FOR FOUR YEARS, [Athletics Integrity Unit], May 27, 2024.
  5. ^ Issam Asinga at World Athletics

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