Issam Asinga
{{Short description|Surinamese sprinter (born 2004)}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
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| name = Issam Asinga
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| fullname = Issamade Asinga
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| country = Suriname
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| sport = Track and field
| event = Sprints
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| pb = {{ubl
|60 m: 6.57 NR (Massachusetts, 2023)
|100 m: 9.89 {{AthAbbr|AR}} (São Paulo, 2023)
|200 m: 19.97 {{AthAbbr|AU20R}} NR (Texas, 2023)
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2004|12|29}}
| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
| height = 1.83m
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|medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Men's athletics}}
{{MedalCountry | {{SUR}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|South American Championships}}
{{Medal|Disqualified|2023 São Paulo|100 m}}
{{Medal|Disqualified|2023 São Paulo|200 m}}
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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 was the world under-20 record and the Surinamese national record, but was later stripped for doping.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/trackandfield/story/_/id/40228987/issam-asinga-banned-4-years-record-stripped-doping-positive |title=Issam Asinga banned 4 years, has record stripped for doping positive |date=May 27, 2024 |work=ESPN }}
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.{{cite web |title=Report29 Jul 2023 Asinga breaks world U20 100m record at the South American Championships |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/issam-asinga-world-u20-100m-record-south-american-championships |access-date=29 July 2023}}
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.{{cite web |title=Issam Asinga Named Gatorade Florida Boys Track & Field Player of the Year |date=29 June 2023 |url=https://mvasports.com/news/2023/6/29/boys-track-and-field-issam-asinga-named-gatorade-florida-boys-track-field-player-of-the-year.aspx |access-date=29 July 2023}}
Doping and Provisional Suspension
In August 2023, he was provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit after testing positive for the banned substance cardarine.{{cite web | url=https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a44795029/issam-asinga-suspended-for-banned-substance/ | title=Record-Setting 18-Year-Old Sprinter Issam Asinga Provisionally Suspended for Banned Substance | work=Runner's World | date=11 August 2023 | accessdate=11 August 2023 | author=Kahler, Theo}} 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.[https://www.athleticsintegrity.org/downloads/pdfs/other/AIU-PRESS-RELEASE-AIU-BANS-SURINAME-S-ASINGA-FOR-FOUR-YEARS.pdf AIU BANS SURINAME’S ASINGA FOR FOUR YEARS], [Athletics Integrity Unit], May 27, 2024.
Assinga sued Gatorade in 2024, alledging that the cardarine had entered his system via contaminated Gatorade Recovery Gummies provided to him by the company.{{Cite web |last=Tennery |first=Amy |last2=Stempel |first2=Jonathan |date=July 10, 2024 |title=Sprinter Asinga sues Gatorade over 'recovery gummies' after ban |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/sprinter-asinga-sues-gatorade-over-recovery-gummies-after-ban-2024-07-10/ |url-status=live |website=Reuters}} In April 2025, a U.S. District Judge dismissed the case, a win for Gatorade.{{Cite web |last=Stempel |first=Jonathan |date=April 28, 2025 |title=PepsiCo's Gatorade defeats banned sprinter's lawsuit over 'recovery gummies' |url=https://www.reuters.com/legal/pepsicos-gatorade-defeats-banned-sprinters-lawsuit-over-recovery-gummies-2025-04-28/ |url-status=live |website=Reuters}}
Personal bests
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! Event !! Time !! Wind (m/s) !! Venue !! Date !! Notes | |||||
| rowspan=2|100 m | 9.89 | +0.8 | São Paulo, Brazil | 28 July 2023 | Disqualified |
| 9.83 {{AthAbbr|w}} | +2.6 | Clermont, Florida, US | April 23, 2023 | align=left|Wind-assisted | |
| 200 m | 19.97 | +1.3 | Austin, Texas, US | 29 April 2023 | AU20R, NR |
| Indoor 60 m | 6.57 | {{n/a}} | Boston, US | 11 March 2023 | align=left| |
| Indoor 200 m | 20.48 | {{n/a}} | Boston, US | 12 March 2023 | align=left| |
- Information from World Athletics profile.{{World Athletics|15070036}}
References
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External links
- {{World Athletics|15070036}}
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Category:Surinamese male sprinters
Category:21st-century Surinamese sportsmen
Category:Montverde Academy alumni
Category:American people of Surinamese descent
Category:American people of Zambian descent
Category:Zambian people of American descent
Category:Track and field athletes from Atlanta
Category:Doping cases in athletics
Category:American sportspeople in doping cases
Category:Surinamese sportspeople in doping cases
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