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Jamaican sprinter Simpson gets ban

By David McFadden
Published April 8, 2014 8:18pm ET
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Jamaican sprinter Simpson gets ban
FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2008 file photo, Sherone Simpson of Jamaica at the end of a women's 200-meter heat in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing. The Jamaican Olympic sprinter was banned from her sport Tuesday, April 8, 2014, until Dec. 20 after testing positive for a banned substance. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File) | Anja Niedringhaus

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Jamaican Olympic sprinter Sherone Simpson was banned until Dec. 20 after testing positive for a banned stimulant, a disciplinary panel announced Tuesday.

The three-member panel of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission said it would soon release its reasons for issuing an 18-month ban, which begins from the June 21, 2013 sample collection date. The Olympic 4×100-meter relay gold and silver medalist, along with former 100-meter world record holder Asafa Powell, tested positive for oxilofrone at Jamaica’s national championships in June.

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