An Olympic track medalist is charged in Florida with punching a woman, a hurdler who also competed in the Olympics. A Broward County Sheriff's Office arrest report says that Fred Kerley, 29, allegedly hit Alaysha Johnson with a closed fist at a hotel near Fort Lauderdale on Thursday.

U.S. Olympic sprinter Fred Kerley was arrested Thursday and will miss this weekend’s Grand Slam Track event in Miramar, Florida. He was charged with touch or strike battery, according to Broward County Sheriff’s Office records.

The woman told police that Kerley approached her at the hotel, according to a police report. She alleged Kerley began to argue with her and struck her in the face with a closed fi