By Inside Track
Kingston, JAM, Sept. 14, 2009: The four Jamaican athletes who had pleaded guilty to taking illegal substances were today banned for three months and also received a reprimand. They are Yohan Blake, Marvin Anderson, Allodin Fothergill and Lanceford Spence and were selected to represent the country at the Berlin World Championships but did not compete as the case was still pending.
Sources close to the athletes said that they entered the guilty plea to avoid long, drawn out and expensive court proceedings. The other athlete involved, Sherri-Ann Brooks, was freed by the tribunal and awaits the decision of the International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) and the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA)
Kingston, JAM, Sept. 14, 2009: The four Jamaican athletes who had pleaded guilty to taking illegal substances were today banned for three months and also received a reprimand. They are Yohan Blake, Marvin Anderson, Allodin Fothergill and Lanceford Spence and were selected to represent the country at the Berlin World Championships but did not compete as the case was still pending.
Sources close to the athletes said that they entered the guilty plea to avoid long, drawn out and expensive court proceedings. The other athlete involved, Sherri-Ann Brooks, was freed by the tribunal and awaits the decision of the International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) and the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA)
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