2006-09-08 04:02:01 · 8 answers · asked by smitty 7 in Sports ➔ Olympics
June, 2006 EPO tests
At the USA Track and Field Championships in Indianapolis on June 23, 2006, an "A" sample of Marion Jones' urine tested positive for Erythropoietin (EPO), a banned performance-enhancer. This was reported by The Washington Post citing people with knowledge of the results who were not identified. Jones withdrew from the Weltklasse Golden League meet in Switzerland, citing "personal reasons." Jones denied using performance-enhancing drugs. She retained lawyer Howard Jacobs, who has represented many athletes in doping cases, including Tim Montgomery and cyclist Floyd Landis. On September 6, 2006 Jones' lawyers announced that her "B" sample had tested negative, which cleared her from the doping allegations.
What a roller coaster ride.
2006-09-08 10:08:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have but I think less people have heard about his exoneration than about his positive control.
Obviously the press is responsible. The results of the test A have been announced in the headings while the results of the second test have been shortly at the end.
Maybe the good deal would be to reveal such informations just when they are sure, after the results of the counter-analysis.
Marion Jones was already guilty in the mind of many persons even before she was caught then they completed to form an opinion about her... I guess I did either. And now confidence is hard to get back...
2006-09-09 08:01:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-25 20:37:33 · answer #3 · answered by bremmer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She has been:
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Former Olympic sprint champion Marion Jones hopes to compete in next week's World Cup in Athletics and the Shanghai meeting later this month after being cleared of doping allegations, her manager said on Thursday.
"This weekend's meet (the IAAF World Athletics Final in Stuttgart) was too short a time to get ready, but she is hoping to compete in the World Cup and in Shanghai," Charles Wells told Reuters in a telephone interview from his Texas office.
The World Cup in Athletics is scheduled for Sept 16-17 in Athens with the Shanghai meeting on Sept 23.
Jones's lawyers announced on Wednesday she had been cleared of potential doping charges after her 'B' sample tested negative for the banned blood-boosting drug EPO.
The American's initial sample had tested positive for erythropoietin (EPO) at the U.S. championships in Indianapolis in June. Had the second sample tested positive, the 30-year-old would have faced a two-year ban from the sport.
"I am absolutely ecstatic," the U.S. sprinter said in a statement. "I have always maintained that I have never ever taken performance-enhancing drugs, and I am pleased that a scientific process has now demonstrated that fact."
"I am anxious to get back on the track," she added.
Jones's coach Steve Riddick said she would resume training on Friday.
2006-09-08 04:08:33 · answer #4 · answered by Soda Popinski 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let see she failed the A sample and th B sample came back as undecided (not clean). Does that mean she is totally innocent, absolutely not it just means she is not banned for now. Unless she retires she will be caught again and unless she uses the original Whizzinator (accept no substitutes) she will be caught again.
2006-09-12 01:46:54 · answer #5 · answered by Brian M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I have heard bout it, bein an avid T&F fan an' all - to be honest all the hype around her always bored me
2006-09-09 10:56:26 · answer #6 · answered by NLS 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
News reports are that her second test was negative, hense she was exonerated.
2006-09-08 04:08:20 · answer #7 · answered by micky_b_good 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah, I'm astonished
2006-09-08 06:11:15 · answer #8 · answered by moglie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋