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Jamaican runner Tiffany James-Rose has opened up on potentially quitting competitive athletics after she was slapped with a two-year ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit.
The 2016 World Under-20 champion Tiffany James-Rose, a Jamaican 400m runner, has been left in a state of dilemma as she thinks about her future in the sport.
This comes after she was slapped with a two-year ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for a whereabouts violation with her ban commencing on November 2023 and will extend to November 2025.
The suspension came about after James-Rose missed out-of-competition tests within 12 months, leading to a violation of anti-doping regulations. As per SportsMax, the circumstances surrounding the missed tests are tied to her pregnancy and at the time James-Rose was four months pregnant when she missed two of her three tests.
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“I found myself in a situation where I had to be making trips to neighbouring states for emergency visits because of my pregnancy and, unfortunately, it happened on the two times when I was there," she told Sportsmax. TV.
“My husband’s father was here when they knocked on the door and I wasn’t here. It was like ‘Why did it have to happen on the two days that I did a morning visit and not on Sunday or something like that.”
James-Rose disclosed that she had difficulties with the immigration process as she sought to relocate to the United States.
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Meanwhile, despite her love for track and field, James-Rose is enjoying motherhood and is uncertain about her future in competitive athletics.
"I think I will have to make that decision by the end of this season (2024) because even though I can't compete, I want to get my mind and body ready," she added.
“I can’t really say for sure. I am extremely happy. I am loving it (motherhood). Track and field is my first love but I think I have found true love and right now I am just living in the moment of motherhood and just enjoying the moments with my son and my husband for now.
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“I mean, the suspension ends in November of 2025 so time will tell, I don’t know for sure what my decision will be. It’s (track and field) something I would love my son to grow and see me doing so it’s definitely a decision to be made,” she said.
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