This archive report was first published on 29 September 2019.
On September 29, 2019, the United States Track and Field Federation confirmed that Christian Coleman, the newly crowned world 100m champion, had withdrawn from the 200m at the World Championships.
Despite being due to take part in the heats of the 200m, Coleman's name was absent from the revised start list for the event at the Khalifa Stadium.
A USATF spokesman later confirmed that Coleman would be available for the relays, but no reason was given for his withdrawal from the 200m event.
