Veronica Campbell-Brown tests positive for banned substance
The Jamaican Gleaner reported on Friday that track star Veronica Campbell-Brown has tested positive for a banned substance.
According to the Gleaner, the longtime sprint stars A sample tested positive for a diuretic at the Jamaica Invitational meet on 4 May.
The B sample result was confirmed on Friday.
A diuretic is a substance that enhances the bodys ability to lose fluid, primarily through urination, thus making it considerably more difficult for the detection of performance-enhancing substances in the system.
The International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) is expected to rule on the finding by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) early next week.
Campbell-Brown has withdrawn from the Edmonton International Track Classic, which is scheduled for 29 June at Foote Field, where she was was signed as one of the head-liners. She will also miss next weekends Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association/Supreme Ventures Limited National Senior Championships and this summers IAAF World Championships in Athletics.
Campbell-Brown, the reigning 200m world champion, is Jamaica’s most decorated female athlete and is only the second woman in history to win two consecutive Olympic 200m titles, after her victories at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games in Athens and Beijing, respectively.
She now faces a possible two-year suspension from athletics.
Officials for the Edmonton track meet would not comment on the news report.
Dominique Blake gets six-year ban for doping
The Jamaica Anti Doping Disciplinary Panel has banned 400-metre runner Dominique Blake for six years after Blake tested positive for the banned stimulant methylhexanamine at last year’s Olympic trials.
It was her second doping offence after she served a nine-month suspension for testing positive to ephedrine in 2006.
“The panel unanimously decided that Ms Blake did not satisfy the panel comfortably that the substance entered her body without the intent to enhance sporting performance and we decided on a sanction of six years commencing this day June 13, 2013,” said Kent Pantry, the chairman of the disciplinary panel.
Blake finished sixth at the trials and was picked as a relay runner for the London Olympics but did not compete at the Games. Jamaica’s women finished third in the 4x400m relay.
Blake’s attorney said the sanction was excessive, and Blake may appeal.
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