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Positive test for Jamaican athlete
Wednesday, 10 August 2011 18:06 BY ANTHONY FOSTER, anthonyfos@gmail.com
KINGSTON - A Jamaican athlete, with less than three weeks to go before the 13th IAAF World Championships in Daegu, South Korea, has tested positive, this according to information reaching trackalerts.com.
A well-placed source told trackalerts.com that the test on the athlete was carried out at the Jamaican trials, held June 23-26.
It was also said that the athlete was only informed about the result on Monday. The athlete in question has competed since trials.
Patricia Charles-Freeman, executive director of JADCO, the body which was responsible for carrying out the drug testing locally, could not be reached for a comment while the JAAA doesn’t comment on drug issues.
At the 2009 trials, five Jamaicans, Yohan Blake, Allodin Fothergill, Sheri-Ann Brooks, Marvin Anderson and Lanceford Spence tested positive before the Berlin World Championships. They received three-month bans.
Also in 2009, Chris Williams returned positive findings and is currently serving a 2-year ban.
Also, in 2010, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce returned a positive test for the non-performance enhancing drug oxycodone, at the Shanghai Diamond League meeting on May 23.
Julien Dunkley, Steve Mullings, Bobby-Gaye Wilkins and Patrick Jarrett are some of the other Jamaicans to received drug bans.
Wednesday, 10 August 2011 18:06 BY ANTHONY FOSTER, anthonyfos@gmail.com
KINGSTON - A Jamaican athlete, with less than three weeks to go before the 13th IAAF World Championships in Daegu, South Korea, has tested positive, this according to information reaching trackalerts.com.
A well-placed source told trackalerts.com that the test on the athlete was carried out at the Jamaican trials, held June 23-26.
It was also said that the athlete was only informed about the result on Monday. The athlete in question has competed since trials.
Patricia Charles-Freeman, executive director of JADCO, the body which was responsible for carrying out the drug testing locally, could not be reached for a comment while the JAAA doesn’t comment on drug issues.
At the 2009 trials, five Jamaicans, Yohan Blake, Allodin Fothergill, Sheri-Ann Brooks, Marvin Anderson and Lanceford Spence tested positive before the Berlin World Championships. They received three-month bans.
Also in 2009, Chris Williams returned positive findings and is currently serving a 2-year ban.
Also, in 2010, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce returned a positive test for the non-performance enhancing drug oxycodone, at the Shanghai Diamond League meeting on May 23.
Julien Dunkley, Steve Mullings, Bobby-Gaye Wilkins and Patrick Jarrett are some of the other Jamaicans to received drug bans.
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