Gatlin's ban trimmed to four years
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Track and field Sprinter Justin Gatlin got his doping ban reduced, but not by enough to make him eligible to defend his Olympic 100-meter title this year. An arbitration panel, in a 53-page ruling released yesterday, reduced the 25-year-old sprinter's potential eight-year ban to four years. With the ban set to expire May 24, 2010, it means Gatlin would be ...
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Former world number one Martina Hingis, who retired from tennis in November after testing positive for cocaine, was banned for two years on Friday after an independent tribunal confirmed the doping offence.
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The United States Anti-Doping Agency received an important validation when Michelle Collins, 33, received an eight-year suspension on Friday.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Sprinter Michelle Collins was suspended for eight years for a doping violation linked to the BALCO scandal and will forfeit results that include 2003 indoor world and US titles in the 200 meters.
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Alvin Harrison, the 2000 Olympic silver medallist in the 400 meters, received a four-year suspension from the sport after admitting he used several undetectable performance-enhancing
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Martina Hingis was banned for two years Friday for testing positive for cocaine at Wimbledon last year
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The U.S. Olympic Committee banned Justin Gatlin's track coach from its training facilities Thursday, making him the first target in a newly amplified effort to quash doping in sports.
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SALVO, United States  - American sprinter Michelle Collins has been handed an eight-year ban for doping offences despite never having tested positive for banned substances.
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Sport: Athletics: UK Sport's anti-doping policy means a lifetime funding ban for drug offenders
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YOKOHAMA, Japan: Olympic 100 metres champion Justin Gatlin justified his status as the world&#39;s best sprinter with a comprehensive victory in the Seiko Super track and field meeting yesterday.
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Sprinter Justin Gatlin agreed to an eight-year ban from track and field Tuesday, avoiding a lifetime penalty in exchange for his cooperation with doping authorities and because of the "exceptional circumstances" surrounding his first positive drug test.
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Gatlin wins 100 in Japan: American Justin Gatlin followed his Olympic victory by capturing the 100 meters yesterday at the Yokohama Super meet in Japan, while former world-record holder Maurice Greene finished fifth.
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Two-time Olympic gold medalist Alvin Harrison accepted a four-year suspension from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency for drug violations uncovered in the Balco case.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The Belgian cycling association have handed out two-year bans to three riders caught up in Jose Landuyt affair, the vet who admitted selling performance-enhancing drugs.
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LONDON -- Martina Hingis was banned for two years Friday for testing positive for cocaine at Wimbledon last year.
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Lone Star Park on Thursday received permission from the Texas Racing Commission to drop three days from the trackâs 2005 meet. Originally scheduled for 70 days from April 13 through July 17, the meet will
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ATHENS, Greece - Justin Gatlin ran the race of his life Sunday night, barely holding off the fastest Olympic 100 field in history to win the gold in 9.85 seconds. Francis Obikwelu of Portugal got the silver in 9.86...