Gatlin Doping Ban Reduced to 4 Years; Ineligible for 2008 Olympic Title Defense
Posted January 1st, 2008 at 3:03 PM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics, Drugs In Sports
Earlier today The Washington Post reported that American sprinter Justin Gatlin’s doping ban had been reduced by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency to four years.
Although the 25-year old sprinter had originally faced a possible eight-year ban, the reduction will not be enough to make him eligible to defend his Olympic 100m gold medal in Beijing.
The USADA announced that the ban, which had been reduced as a result of Gatlin’s help with the federal investigation of former coach Trevor Graham, will expire on May 24, 2010. Gatlin needed the ban reduced to two years in order to compete in the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials this June in Eugene, OR.
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