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Sherone Simpson, Jamaican Sprinter Denies Being Drugs Cheat

Olympic sprinter Sherone Simpson told a Jamaican disciplinary panel on Tuesday that she was not a “cheat” and never intentionally took a banned substance.

The 4x100m relay silver medallist in London blamed a positive drugs test on a supplement provided by her trainer, Christopher Xuereb.

Simpson, 29, said: “Nothing I read raised a red flag or an alarm bell.”

She was one of five Jamaicans to test positive at the national championships in Kingston last June.

Simpson and her training partner, former 100m world record holderAsafa Powell, tested positive for the stimulant oxilofrine.

BBC Sports