OT. Drug Testing.

US sprinter Tyson Gay and Jamaica's former 100m world record holder Asafa Powell have failed drug tests.

Gay, 30, the joint-second fastest man over 100m, 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.

World's fastest 100m runners

Usain Bolt (Jam) - 9.58 secs
Tyson Gay (USA) - 9.69 secs
Yohan Blake (Jam) - 9.69 secs
Asafa Powell (Jam) - 9.72 secs

Powell tested positive for a banned stimulant while competing in June's Jamaican championships.

Fellow Jamaican athlete Sherone Simpson also failed a drug test at the event.

The sprinter, a 4x100m relay silver medallist at last year's London Olympics, tested positive for oxilofrine - the same stimulant Powell tested positive for.

Powell and Simpson's doping positives come a month after Jamaican Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown tested positive for a banned diuretic.
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When will they ever learn that they'll be found out and disgraced? They aren't setting a good example to the youngsters just starting out in athletics.

 

I await Bolt and Blake being the next to be exposed. The Jamaican super team of recent years is beginning to crumble under failed drug tests. Hopefully not but it isn't looking good, I think is that 4 or 5 of their recent stars now

 

Sad state of affairs, but I think you're right.

 

I'm always so disappointed by these stories

 

They let themselves down, their Country down, the fans down and athletics in general down.