Suriname was set to compete at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, which were held from 19 to 27 August 2023. The athlete delegation of the country was originally of one competitor, sprinter Issam Asinga, who would compete in the men's 100 metres and men's 200 metres. He qualified for the Championships after reaching the entry standards of both events. Though, Assinga was then provisionally suspended due to the presence of an experimental drug in his urine sample, thus leading to Suriname's non-participation at the Championships. Background The 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, were held from 19 to 27 August 2023. The Championships were held at the National Athletics Centre. To qualify for the World Championships, athletes had to reach an entry standard (e.g. time or distance), place in a specific position at select competitions, be a wild card entry, or qualify through their World Athletics Ranking at the end of the qualification period.
Sprinter Issam Asinga was set to be the sole representative for the nation at the championships. The direct qualification period of the event was from 31 July 2022 to 30 July 2023. He first qualified for the men's 200 metres on 8 April 2023 after running in a time of 20.11 seconds in the distance at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational held in Coral Gables, United States, which was in the entry standard of 20.16 seconds. He then qualified for the men's 100 metres after setting a new world U20 record with 9.89 seconds at the 2023 South American Championships in Athletics held in São Paulo, Brazil, which was in the entry standard of 10 seconds. Results Though set to compete, Asinga later tested positive for the presence of an experimental drug in his urine sample and was provisionally suspended. He did not compete in either of the events he had originally qualified in.
Men Track and road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankIssam Asinga100 metrescolspan=4 200 metrescolspan=4
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External links Suriname Results