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  • Veronica Campbell-Brown denies knowingly taking drug

    Olympic and World Champion Veronica Campbell-Brown has denied knowingly taking a banned substance Lasix, which also goes by the name Furosemide. Brown's first public reaction came in the form of a statement released by her On Track Management (OTM) group following reports that she has tested positive for the banned drug. The OTM statement says Brown is determined to clear her name and included ...

  • Injured Blake out of Jamaica track and field trials

    Bill Frakes/SI KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) -- Olympic Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake has withdrawn from the island's national championships this week because of a hamstring injury. Agent Cubie Seegobin says Blake has not recovered from the injury. He says Blake is "steadily improving" but he's "not at the level for a national championship." Blake ...

  • Gadgets Share content wirelessly with Kingstons MobileLite

    Kingston's MobileLite Wireless gives Apple and Android devices unlimited access to any media stored on USB flash-drives or selected memory cards. After setting up a Wi-Fi (802.11g/n) connection with the device it essentially works as a wireless reader, enabling you to plug in flash-drives to the USB port or use microSD or SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards. Once connected, whatever you have stored ...

  • IAAF Confirms Jamaican Campbell-Brown Tested Positive for Doping

    Monte Carlo, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) today confirmed the doping case of the Jamaican Veronica Campbell-Brown, but described it as a lesser offense. We confirm that there is a case, but according to the evidence so far seems to be a minimal violation of our rules, said IAAF spokesman Nick Davies to the German press. The official noted ...

  • IAAF Jamaican case appears to be lesser offense

    LONDON (AP) -- The IAAF says the doping case involving Jamaican sprint star Veronica Campbell-Brown appears to involve a ''lesser'' offense. The three-time Olympic gold medalist was suspended by Jamaica's national federation on Tuesday pending an investigation into a positive drug test. Jamaican officials said Campbell-Brown tested positive for a banned diuretic at a ...


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  • Injured Blake withdraws from Jamaica championships

    KINGSTON, Jamaica - Olympic Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake has withdrawn from the island's national championships this week because of a hamstring injury.Agent Cubie Seegobin says Blake has not recovered from the injury. He says Blake is "steadily improving" but he's "not at the level for a national championship."Blake won the 100 meters at the 2011 World ...

  • Jamaican champion sprinter suspended after failed doping test

    Veronica Campbell-Brown. (Getty Images) One of the world's most decorated sprinters has been suspended by her home nation's athletics association over concerns about possible doping. Veronica Campbell-Brown, a two-time Olympic champion, has been provisionally suspended as a result of an ongoing case against her, according to the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association. ...

  • Jamaicas doping record demands we be sceptical ahead of Glasgow 2014

    Doug Gillon However, Jamaican media last week revealed that she has tested positive for a notorious agent used to mask performance-enhancing drugs. Sentence is expected this week, but given the doping code's imposition of strict liability on an athlete for whatever they have in their system, there can be but one outcome – a two-year suspension which would focus most unwelcome ...

  • Sports Briefing | Track and Field Jamaican Sprinter Suspended Over Drug Test

    The Olympic 200-meter winner Veronica Campbell Brown of Jamaica is serving a suspension while antidoping officials rule on a recent positive drug test. Her manager said Campbell Brown was ...

  • Blake out of Jamaican champs to run just 100 metres at worlds

    Jamaica's Yohan Blake celebrates as he won the men's 100m race during the Weltklasse Diamond League meeting in Zurich August 30, 2012. REUTERS/Pascal ...

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