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Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n No gift articles left<\/p>\n You’ve used all of your gift articles. 3 more will become available on the 1st of every month.<\/p>\n Close<\/p>\n AAA<\/p>\n Australian sprint champion Jake Doran has been charged with a child sex offence in Queensland.<\/p>\n Doran, a two-time national sprint champion who has represented Australia at the world championships and Commonwealth Games, was charged in Queensland with indecent treatment of a child under 16.<\/p>\n The 26-year-old Doran, who was born and raised on Magnetic Island in Queensland, was arrested by Townsville police last week and bailed to reappear on November 5.<\/p>\n He has been provisionally banned by Australian Athletics from attending any national, state or club event or attending an athletics training session.<\/p>\n \u201cAustralian Athletics is aware that an athlete has been charged with a serious offence in Townsville,\u201d a spokesperson said.<\/p>\n \u201cThe former international athlete has no paid or unpaid role within Australian Athletics.<\/p>\n \u201cBased on information provided to Australian Athletics, the organisation has imposed a provisional action on the athlete, prohibiting him from attending club, member association or Australian Athletics events, as well as banning him from participating in athletics training.<\/p>\n \u201cThe safety and wellbeing of all participants in our sport is paramount, and we take all allegations of this nature very seriously.<\/p>\n \u201cAs the matter is now a police matter, Australian Athletics will not be making any further comment.\u201d<\/p>\n Doran, who won two national titles and an Oceania title, represented Australia at the world championships in Eugene, Oregon and made the semi-final at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, both in 2022. An injury meant he missed selection for the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.<\/p>\n Save<\/p>\n You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n No gift articles left<\/p>\n You’ve used all of your gift articles. 3 more will become available on the 1st of every month.<\/p>\n Close![\"Jake](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/d642bed892eef93b0dc183fb20e4d048ed74c1cf.jpeg\")
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