Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search

July 25, 2008 9:45:03 PM CDT

Learn about Newser Points »

« Back to the grid | Next story »

Gatlin Gets 4-Year Ban

Posted Jan 1, 08 10:51 PM CST in Sports 

(Newser) – Olympic 100-meter champion Justin Gatlin won't be competing this year in Beijing—or in any other track and field meet—after receiving a four-year ban for a failed drug test in 2006. The sprinter had been arguing his case, saying, for one thing, that a prior doping charge shouldn't count as his first offense, reports the Washington Post.

Gatlin's other defense was the theory that testosterone got in his system via a thigh rub from a vindictive massage therapist. Two of the three arbitrators sided against him, though, handing him the ban that counts retroactively from April, 2006. For the 25-year-old Gatlin, that sentence could still spell the end of his career.

Source Washington Post

0 comments | Print E-mail | Digg Seed this on Newsvine Add this link to Del.icio.us StumbleUpon

Related Newser Stories

  • Critics Make Sport of Olympic Mascots

    Jul 23, 08 3:30 AM CDT
    Critics Make Sport of Olympic Mascots The troubled run-up to the Beijing Games hasn't spared the cartoon mascots, the Wall Street Journal reports. China's critics have already created mock characters for the five—like "GenGen Genocide"—and superstitious Chinese fear a link between the "witch dolls" and the disasters the country has suffered this year. The already hyper-commercialized "Fuwa," or good-luck dolls, are a fish, panda, Tibetan antelope, swallow and the Olympic flame. More »

  • Beijing Faces Glut of Hotel Rooms

    Jul 18, 08 12:55 PM CDT
    Beijing Faces Glut of Hotel Rooms Beijing’s newest construction binge may lead to a glut of rooms as hoteliers race to finish new properties before the Olympic Games begin in August, the Wall Street Journal reports. When the Games open, Beijing will have 50 five-star hotels, more than double the total of five years ago. While three-quarters of those rooms are booked, fewer than half the rooms at four-stars are reserved. More »

  • Cramp Fells Tyson Gay in 200m Trials

    Jul 6, 08 5:55 AM CDT
    Cramp Fells Tyson Gay in 200m Trials America's best-known hopeful for the Olympic track team is still going to Beijing—but won't be defending his world championship title in the 200-meter sprint. In a stunning twist, super runner Tyson Gay suffered a leg cramp that felled him during his key event in the quarterfinals of the Olympic trials. Fellow athletes, sobered but thankful that the injury was nothing more serious, expressed both sympathy and stoicism, reports the Los Angeles Times. More »

  • Gay Is Fastest Man, Ever*

    Jun 30, 08 2:10 PM CDT
    Gay Is Fastest Man, Ever* Tyson Gay might have used the Olympic trials yesterday to cover 100 meters faster than any human in history, but he is not the world record-holder because track, unlike any other sport, attaches asterisks to records, Jim Caple writes on ESPN.com. Strong tailwinds propelled Gay to victory, but his breathtaking time of 9.68 seconds would have been 9.86 without the wind. More »

  • As US Track Trials Begin, Field Is Wide Open

    Jun 27, 08 12:23 PM CDT
    As US Track Trials Begin, Field Is Wide Open Before US track and field athletes can book their tickets to Beijing, they must prove themselves at the Olympic Trials in Oregon, which get under way today. With the field this year largely devoid of big names and the sport still shrouded in shame over doping scandals, the New York Sun takes a look at the likely stars and possible dark horses of a new generation. More »

Justin Gatlin of the United States competes in the Men's 100-meter event at the Qatar Grand Prix in Doha, Qatar in this May 12, 2006 file photo. The 100-meter gold medalist at the Athens Olympics, who...   (Associated Press)
Sprinter Justin Gatlin hits the tape to win the 100-meter dash during the Prefontaine Classic track and field meet in Eugene, Ore.,in this May 28, 2006 file photo. Gatlin had a potential eight-year doping...   (Associated Press)
Justin Gatlin, of the United States, reacts after winning the gold medal in the 100-meters at the Olympic Stadium during the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, in this Aug. 22, 2004 file photo. Gatlin was...   (Associated Press)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
Our editors also recommend:

Threads (1 of 2)

Tags

2008 Beijing Olympics  • Olympic Games  • track and field  • testosterone  • Justin Gatlin


Loading...

Loading...

Today's Most Popular


Other Sports Stories

What is Newser?

2008 Codie Finalist

Newser gives you more news in less time. We search for the best and most important stories all over the web, read them for you, and deliver concise and sharp summaries—along with links to the full text. Newser provides a way to stay on top of an ever-expanding horizon of news and opinion—politics, sports, business, trends, technology, personalities, crimes, and controversies. Newser keeps you not just better informed, but, with our signature graphic interface and smart condensed format, more enjoyably informed.

Learn more »