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Cobbydaler

14-07-2013 20:18

Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell tests positive for banned substance

Is he the first North American since Ben Johnson to do so?

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American sprinter Tyson Gay has tested positive for a banned substance and has pulled out of next month's World Championships.
Gay, the joint-second fastest man over 100m, said he was notified by the US Anti-Doping Agency on Friday that his A sample from an out-of-competition test in May had returned a positive.

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"I don't have a sabotage story... I basically put my trust in someone and was let down," said Gay, 30.
"I made a mistake. I am pulling out of Monaco (this week's Diamond League meeting) and the World Championships."
Gay said he could not divulge the substance or how the positive test occured, adding: "I know exactly what went on, but I can't discuss it right now.
"I hope I am able to run again, but I will take whatever punishment I get like a man."

Kymmy

14-07-2013 20:23

re: Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell tests positive for banned substance

Asafa Powell has also now tested positive

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/23307913

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denphone

14-07-2013 20:54

Re: Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell tests positive for banned substance

There is no excuse for cheating and both should be banned for life in my humble opinion.

Ken W

14-07-2013 21:48

Re: Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell tests positive for banned substance

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35595196)

There is no excuse for cheating and both should be banned for life in my humble opinion.

I fully agree.

Henkesghost

14-07-2013 21:54

Re: Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell tests positive for banned substance

Pretty sure Colin25 will be the next one to test positive :D

Hom3r

14-07-2013 22:58

Re: Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell tests positive for banned substance

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35595196)

There is no excuse for cheating and both should be banned for life in my humble opinion.

How said they were cheating?

A few years ago there was an athelete who used Vicks Nasal inhaler which was approved as OK, but he was in another country and need one.

Unfortunately the formula was different and had a banned ingrediant.

Mistakes can easily happen

Chad	14-07-2013 23:14

Re: Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell tests positive for banned substance

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Originally Posted by Hom3r (Post 35595217)

Scots skier Alain Baxter was hailed as a hero when he returned form the Winter Olympics in 2002.

Baxter became the first British male to win a medal in Alpine skiing when he brought home the Bronze at the games in Salt Lake City, Utah.

However, a few days after his triumphant return, Baxter was notified that he had failed a drugs test.

The IOC stripped Baxter of his medal as he was found to have banned substances in his system, the result of using a Vick’s nasal spray bought in the US that the skier claimed he did not know contained the offending material.

denphone

15-07-2013 07:37

Re: Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell tests positive for banned substance

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Originally Posted by Hom3r (Post 35595217)

But the fact remains Hom3r that there are rules as in every sport and they have to be abided too and all sportsmen and their advisers know this.

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