Tyson Gay tests positive to banned substance
Tyson Gay, the fastest man in the world this year, has tested positive for a banned substance and has pulled out of the World Championships in Moscow next month.
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The American record-holder has told news agencies he was notified by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency last Friday that a sample came back positive from an out-of-competition drugs test on May 16.
Gay, 30, says he will have his 'B' sample tested to verify the findings, but has already admitted his guilt.
Speaking from Amsterdam, the sprinter told AP: “I don’t have a sabotage story. ... I basically put my trust in someone and was let down.”
The positive test will send shock waves around the world of track and field, given Gay has run the three quickest 100m times of 2013 and was expected to be a genuine challenger to Usain Bolt in Moscow.
A statement from USA Track & Field read: “USA Track & Field is strongly opposed to doping, and we respect the work that USADA has done as a leading agency globally in the fight against drugs in sport.
“We do not know the facts of this case and look to USADA to adjudicate it and handle it appropriately. It is not the news anyone wanted to hear, at any time, about any athlete.
“As we approach the World Championships, we will remain focused on the competition at hand and winning the right way.”
Source: AP
