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Tyson Gay Tests Positive for Banned Substance Tyson Gay Tests Positive for Banned Substance
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The American sprinter Tyson Gay admitted Sunday that he had tested positive for a banned substance and would pull out of the world championships in Moscow next month.The American sprinter Tyson Gay admitted Sunday that he had tested positive for a banned substance and would pull out of the world championships in Moscow next month.
Gay, a 30-year-old specialist in the 100-meter and 200-meter dash, has been a leading American in the event for years, but has trailed the Jamaican superstar Usain Bolt in international competition. Gay, who holds the American record in the 100, has enjoyed a strong season after being plagued by injuries, which was leading to a face-off between him and Bolt at the world championships.Gay, a 30-year-old specialist in the 100-meter and 200-meter dash, has been a leading American in the event for years, but has trailed the Jamaican superstar Usain Bolt in international competition. Gay, who holds the American record in the 100, has enjoyed a strong season after being plagued by injuries, which was leading to a face-off between him and Bolt at the world championships.
“I don’t have a sabotage story,” Gay told The Associated Press on Sunday. “I don’t have any lies. I don’t have anything to say to make this seem like it was a mistake or it was on Usada’s hands, someone playing games,” said Gay, who according to The Associated Press report, fought back sobs as he spoke. “I don’t have any of those stories. I basically put my trust in someone and I was let down.”“I don’t have a sabotage story,” Gay told The Associated Press on Sunday. “I don’t have any lies. I don’t have anything to say to make this seem like it was a mistake or it was on Usada’s hands, someone playing games,” said Gay, who according to The Associated Press report, fought back sobs as he spoke. “I don’t have any of those stories. I basically put my trust in someone and I was let down.”
Gay told The Associated Press that he would have his “B” sample tested, and that he would pull out of this week’s meet in Monaco while he awaited the results.Gay told The Associated Press that he would have his “B” sample tested, and that he would pull out of this week’s meet in Monaco while he awaited the results.
He is the latest in a string of prominent track athletes to be linked to the use of performance-enhancing substances in a sport that has been plagued by doping scandals.He is the latest in a string of prominent track athletes to be linked to the use of performance-enhancing substances in a sport that has been plagued by doping scandals.
“USA Track & Field is strongly opposed to doping,” Max Siegel, USA Track & Field’s chief executive, said in a statement Sunday. “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.”“USA Track & Field is strongly opposed to doping,” Max Siegel, USA Track & Field’s chief executive, said in a statement Sunday. “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.”
A representative for Gay did not immediately respond to request for comment.A representative for Gay did not immediately respond to request for comment.
Earlier this month, Gay ran the 100 meter in 9.79 seconds at a meet in Lausanne, Switzerland. Gay was the world champion in 2007. Gay was among the athletes who participated in Usada’s My Victory antidoping program which promoted clean competition.Earlier this month, Gay ran the 100 meter in 9.79 seconds at a meet in Lausanne, Switzerland. Gay was the world champion in 2007. Gay was among the athletes who participated in Usada’s My Victory antidoping program which promoted clean competition.
Track and field has been marred by doping accusations over the years, and several recent high-profile controversies. Among them, Jamaica’s world champion in the 200 meters, Veronica Campbell-Brown, was suspended in June while antidoping officials ruled on a positive test for a diuretic in May. A year ago, sprinter Debbie Dunn withdrew from the United States Olympic track team after a positive test result at the Olympic trials. The American sprinter LaShawn Merritt served a 21-month ban levied in October 2010 after he failed drug tests that resulted from taking over-the-counter sexual-enhancement pills.