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High cost for lab report affecting Asafa's defence at drug hearing
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 | 12:36 PM 6 Comments
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- A lab report that could be critical to Asafa Powell's defence in his drug hearing apparently will not be in evidence because the defence team cannot afford to pay the cost submitted by Informed Choice Lab in Kentucky, USA.
That report is said to have proven that oxilofrine was discovered in the supplement Epiphany D1 consumed by the athlete.
Powell who gave evidence Tuesday morning (January 14) said he researched the product for approximately six hours and in conjunction with his agent Paul Doyle, they were satisfied it was a legal supplement.
Powell, under questioning from his attorney Kwame Brown, also revealed that he took an extra dosage of the supplement on the morning of the National Trials, held in June last year.
"When I started taking it I should have taken two in the morning for a week, then up the dosage to four pills after. I was not doing that so I decided to take four that morning," said Powell.
Under cross-examination by Lackston Robinson, Powell admitted that he was not acquainted with the doping control rules but he knew they existed.
"Sir in this sport there are persons that I have to rely on like my coach and my agent," said Powell.
Powell, the former world record holder in the 100m, also admitted that he never attended a doping seminar and didn't know of any in Jamaica.
Powell is facing a drug hearing at the Jamaica Conference Centre downtown Kingston after testing positive for the banned stimulant oxilofrine at the National Trials last June.
Howard Walker
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport...t-drug-hearing
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 | 12:36 PM 6 Comments
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- A lab report that could be critical to Asafa Powell's defence in his drug hearing apparently will not be in evidence because the defence team cannot afford to pay the cost submitted by Informed Choice Lab in Kentucky, USA.
That report is said to have proven that oxilofrine was discovered in the supplement Epiphany D1 consumed by the athlete.
Powell who gave evidence Tuesday morning (January 14) said he researched the product for approximately six hours and in conjunction with his agent Paul Doyle, they were satisfied it was a legal supplement.
Powell, under questioning from his attorney Kwame Brown, also revealed that he took an extra dosage of the supplement on the morning of the National Trials, held in June last year.
"When I started taking it I should have taken two in the morning for a week, then up the dosage to four pills after. I was not doing that so I decided to take four that morning," said Powell.
Under cross-examination by Lackston Robinson, Powell admitted that he was not acquainted with the doping control rules but he knew they existed.
"Sir in this sport there are persons that I have to rely on like my coach and my agent," said Powell.
Powell, the former world record holder in the 100m, also admitted that he never attended a doping seminar and didn't know of any in Jamaica.
Powell is facing a drug hearing at the Jamaica Conference Centre downtown Kingston after testing positive for the banned stimulant oxilofrine at the National Trials last June.
Howard Walker
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport...t-drug-hearing
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