Former North Carolina A&T sprinter Randolph Ross will return to track and field competition for the first time in over three years.
The 2020 Olympic gold medalist will compete in the men’s 400m this Sunday in Marseille, France, as part of the World Athletics Continental Tour—bronze level.
In July 2022, ahead of the 2022 World Athletics Championships, Ross was suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit and later received a three-year ban for multiple doping violations.
These included whereabouts failures, missing three doping tests, and doctoring emails to testing officials.
Ross’ last time on the track was at the 2022 NCAA Championships when he claimed his second straight title in the men’s 400 meters.
The previous year, the former Aggie competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men’s 400m and the 4×400 meter relay.
In the 400-meter, Ross was eliminated in the first round, finishing fourth in his heat, clocking in a time of 45.67 seconds.
He then helped the US men’s 4×400 relay team qualify for the finals along with former NC A&T teammate Trevor Stewart, finishing with the best time of the first round in 2:57.77.
The team then went on to claim gold in the finals, nearly breaking the Olympic record with a 2:55.70 time.