{"id":120,"date":"2013-07-15T07:09:27","date_gmt":"2013-07-15T07:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/drugs-in-sport\/?p=120"},"modified":"2013-07-15T07:09:27","modified_gmt":"2013-07-15T07:09:27","slug":"powell-and-gay-test-positive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/doping\/featured\/powell-and-gay-test-positive","title":{"rendered":"Powell and Gay test positive"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tyson Gay – Asafa Powell<\/p><\/div>\n

Sprint stars Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay have both returned positive drugs tests.<\/p>\n

Jamaican sprinters Powell, a former world record holder over 100m, and Sherone Simpson tested positive for the same banned stimulant, oxilofrine.<\/p>\n

Gay – the world’s fastest man over 100m this year – is waiting for the results of his B sample from the US Anti-Doping Agency after revealing his A sample from an out-of-competition test in May returned a positive result for a substance which has not yet been revealed.<\/p>\n

Powell and Gay are two of the biggest names in athletics, which is now facing up to its biggest crisis of credibility since the BALCO scandal.<\/p>\n

Simpson is a three-time Olympic medallist, while three more of their compatriots also failing tests, according to the Jamaican Gleaner<\/i> newspaper. Usain Bolt is not among them.<\/p>\n

Powell, who has won gold medals in the 4x100m relay at the Olympics and World Championships and held the world record before Bolt, released a lengthy statement in which he insisted he had not knowingly doped.<\/p>\n

The 30-year-old, who has run 9.88 seconds this year, but failed to make the Jamaican team for next month’s World Championships, said a sample he gave at the national trials in June returned “adverse findings” for oxilofrine (methylsynephrine).<\/p>\n

He said: “I want to be clear in saying to my family, friends, and most of all my fans worldwide that I have never knowingly or wilfully taken any supplements or substances that break any rules.<\/p>\n

“I am not now – nor have I ever been – a cheat.<\/p>\n

“My team has launched an internal investigation and we are co-operating with the relevant agencies and law enforcement authorities to discover how the substance got in my system.”<\/p>\n

Powell ran his world record of 9.72sec in 2008 and has often failed to live up to expectations on the biggest stage.<\/p>\n

He added: “My attitude towards doping regulations and testing is well-known and I willingly give samples whenever requested.<\/p>\n

“This result has left me completely devastated in many respects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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