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Fraser tests positive
Shelly Ann Fraser.
RJR Sports has confirmed that Shelly Ann Fraser, reigning Olympic and world 100 metre champion, has returned a positive test for a non-performance enhancing drug.
Fraser ingested the drug for a toothache prior to competing at the Shanghai leg of the IAAF Diamond League meet in May.
Bruce James, President of the MVP Track Club, says he awaiting a hearing with the Jamaica Amateur Athletics Association having been notified of the positive test by the IAAF in June.
“(The IAAF) asked for a report which was sent to them. They have received the report and have accepted the report and therefore we’re now going through the procedure of having a hearing to determine whether there’s a sanction or whether she’s exonerated.
“Though this could have been handled as a private matter, we do not believe we need to hide this because she did not take a performance enhancement substance as confirmed by the IAAF,” James said.
He added that Fraser has withdrawn from all competitions until she is cleared.
She was down to compete at the 7th IAAF Diamond League meet in Lausanne, Switzerland on Tuesday where she was set to renew her rivalry with American Carmelita Jeter.
Shelly Ann Fraser. RJR Sports has confirmed that Shelly Ann Fraser, reigning Olympic and world 100 metre champion, has returned a positive test for a non-performance enhancing drug.
Fraser ingested the drug for a toothache prior to competing at the Shanghai leg of the IAAF Diamond League meet in May.
Bruce James, President of the MVP Track Club, says he awaiting a hearing with the Jamaica Amateur Athletics Association having been notified of the positive test by the IAAF in June.
“(The IAAF) asked for a report which was sent to them. They have received the report and have accepted the report and therefore we’re now going through the procedure of having a hearing to determine whether there’s a sanction or whether she’s exonerated.
“Though this could have been handled as a private matter, we do not believe we need to hide this because she did not take a performance enhancement substance as confirmed by the IAAF,” James said.
He added that Fraser has withdrawn from all competitions until she is cleared.
She was down to compete at the 7th IAAF Diamond League meet in Lausanne, Switzerland on Tuesday where she was set to renew her rivalry with American Carmelita Jeter.
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