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Lead Stories: Saturday, October 11, 2008

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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Doping ban toughened for European Championships

Posted March 8th, 2007 at 9:00 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Drugs In Sports

European athletes returning from a two-year doping ban will have to wait an additional two years before they’re allowed to compete at their continental championships, European Athletics, the sports’ governing body in Europe announced.

At its meeting after the conclusion of the European Indoor Championships in Birmingham, England, the European Athletics Council voted to impose a minimum two-year period of ineligibility from all European Championships beginning on the day a suspended athlete is cleared to compete by the IAAF after a doping suspension.
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