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Track Doping Witness Will Give 2 Dozen Names

Posted Apr 13, 08 11:35 AM CDT in US,  Sports 

(Newser) – Angel Guillermo Heredia, the main witness for the federal case against elite track coach Trevor Graham, is prepared to give the names of about two dozen athletes to whom he supplied performance-enhancing drugs. Among the 12 Olympians on the list is Maurice Greene, a two-time gold medalist who has never failed a drug test, reports the New York Times.

The defense questions Heredia's credibility, arguing that his testimony is merely an attempt to "divert attention from his illicit drug dealing." Graham, who is charged with making false statements to federal authorities, maintains his innocence. Heredia has documentation to back up his statements, including blood tests and a bank transaction from Greene, and telephone recordings and emails from other athletes.

Source New York Times

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Maurice Greene kneels down after winning the men's 100 meters during the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. A witness named Greene as one of the major track athletes who used performance-enhancing drugs.   (AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle)
Runner Marion Jones admitted using steroids before the 2000 Olympics and said that she got it from coach Trevor Graham, who told her it was flaxseed oil. Graham goes on trial next month.   (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
Track star Marion Jones, left, and coach Trevor Graham analyze her long jump form on May 25, 1999, in Raleigh, N.C. Graham's trial, for lying to federal agents about doping track, begins next month.   (AP Photo)
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