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Former BYU, Olympic sprinter Frank Fredericks suspended for potential ethics violation

Kirsty Wigglesworth, AP

FILE - This is a Tuesday, May 20, 2008 file photo of Namibian former athlete Frank Fredericks, right, as he takes a look on the Wembley Pitch with Sebastian Coe during a visit by the International Olympic Committee to Wembley Stadium in London. The International Olympic Committee members are on a three day visit to London to inspect venues for the London2012 Olympic Games. Former Olympic sprinter Frankie Fredericks has turned himself over to the IOC ethics commission following a French newspaper report Friday March 3, 2017 linking him to a payment from a man who has been banned for life from track and field for corruption.