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Usain Bolt's group hit by a double positive drug test | Mail OnlinePublished by
DAN KING: Usain Bolt’s group hit by a double positive drug test
By DAN KING Last updated at 10:43 PM on 01st August 2009 Rising star Yohan Blake, ranked No 5 in the world over 100metres this year, was identified last week as a member of Bolt's Racers Track Club. But his club colleague, Marvin Anderson, was also reported to be among the five who tested positive for methylxanthine at the recent Jamaican track championships and who now face the threat of lengthy bans. Thunderbolt: Usain Bolt's coach Glen Mills is linked to two banned sprinters
The Jamaican Anti-Doping Commission began investigations on Friday and if the findings are confirmed, punishment could range from a reprimand to a two-year ban, depending on whether the commission accept that the athletes ingested the stimulant inadvertently. Mills, who had previously denied that Jamaican athletes take drugs, declined to comment on the case when news of the positive tests broke last week. Bolt has never failed a drug test.
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