Canadian pole vaulter and OnlyFans star Alysha Newman has been banned from athletics for 20 months after missing a series of drug tests.
But although the Athletics Integrity Unit is satisfied the Olympic bronze medalist has now ended her career, it stated she should have formally announced her retirement.
It was revealed in February that Newman had been suspended for breaking anti-doping whereabouts rules.
The 31-year-old, who won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and bronze at the 2024 Paris Olympics, missed three doping tests in a 12-month period.
A whereabouts failure is an anti-doping rule violation that occurs when an athlete does not submit accurate location information or is unavailable for scheduled testing.
Athletes are required to regularly update their location using a mobile app and provide a one-hour time slot during which anti-doping testing can be conducted.
Pole vaulter and OnlyFans star Alysha Newman has been banned from athletics for 20 months
The 31-year-old, who won bronze at the 2024 Paris Olympics, missed three drug tests in a year
The AIU said in their verdict that Newman was unavailable for unannounced doping control visits on February 27, August 17 and August 2023 in 2025.
During the third and final visit, the AIU said Newman told a doping official ‘she had to leave immediately to participate in the filming of a television game show.’
Newman told the AIU that the missed tests ‘occurred in the context of a period of significant personal and professional change, which she described as increasingly disorganised and overwhelming.’
Her ban expires in August 2027 and fell short of the typical two years because the AIU accepted she decided to quit athletics.
The AIU said this ‘is a sufficiently unique/exceptional factor that may be considered in assessing her level of fault in the matter.’
Newman went viral at the 2024 Paris Olympics after celebrating exuberantly by twerking upon winning bronze and setting a personal best of 4.85 metres.
Newman, who has since taken to OnlyFans, now balances her life as both a model and sportswoman.
‘When I was a little girl, I was told I had to choose: be an athlete or be a model. I didn’t understand why I couldn’t be both,’ she said in October 2025.
‘But for a long time, I believed them and chose athletics. I poured my heart and soul into it.’
Newman went viral at the 2024 Paris Olympics after twerking upon winning the bronze medal
Newman, who has since taken to OnlyFans, now balances her life as both a model and athlete
Newman spoke to Daily Mail Sport back in 2022 about her decision to join OnlyFans.
‘Whether I liked it or not, I was sexualised in the sport naturally by what I wear, and my beauty,’ she said.
‘If I showed up in full leggings and a sports bra that covered my stomach, people would still sexualise me. I mean, it just never stops.
‘When I decided to launch OnlyFans, it was really important for me to be a part of something I could control.’
