Asinga is currently serving a four-year ban set to expire in August 2027 for an anti-doping rule violation which as of June 2025 is under appeal. His 100m personal best of 9.89 seconds was the world under-20 record and the Surinamese national record, however both are currently disqualifed.[2]
Early years
Asinga was born in Atlanta, Georgia, United States in 2004. His parents are Tommy Asinga and Ngozi Mwanamwambwa who were both track and field athletes representing Suriname and Zambia respectively.[3] Asinga mostly grew up in the United States with a four-year period between the ages of 9 and 13 living Lusaka, Zambia with his mother.[1]
Career
Asinga attended Montverde Academy where he was selected as the Gatorade Florida Boys Track & Field Player of the Year in 2023. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete on scholarship at Texas A&M University.[4]
Asinga switched his international athletics country of representation from the United States to Suriname in May 2023.[5]
Assinga sued Gatorade in 2024, alleging that the cardarine had entered his system via contaminated Gatorade Recovery Gummies provided to him by the company.[10] In April 2025, a U.S. District Judge dismissed the case.[11]
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