US Olympic relay silver medallist Aleia Hobbs handed six-month anti-doping ban over IV infusion violation
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August 21, 2026
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American Olympic sprint relay silver medallist Aleia Hobbs has been handed a six-month ban by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) for an anti-doping rule violation involving an intravenous infusion.
USADA says 30-year-old Hobbs accepted the sanction after receiving a saline infusion of more than the permitted 100 millilitres within a 12-hour period.
Hobbs declared the infusion during an out-of-competition sample collection on February 5, 2026, explaining that she had received the treatment at home to help manage flu-like symptoms.
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