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Asafa Powell handed 18-month doping ban

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Former 100m world record-holder Asafa Powell was handed an 18-month suspension on Thursday for his positive test for a banned stimulant.

Powell and training partner Sherone Simpson tested positive for oxilofrine after the 100m final at the Jamaican national championships on June 21, 2013.

A three-member Jamaica Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel unanimously ruled that Powell, who blamed the positive result on a nutritional supplement, was negligent, panel chairman Lennox Gayle said in announcing the verdict.

The suspension is due to end on December 20 this year.

Former 100m world record-holder Asafa Powell was handed an 18-month suspension on Thursday for his positive test for a banned stimulant.

Powell and training partner Sherone Simpson tested positive for oxilofrine after the 100m final at the Jamaican national championships on June 21, 2013.

A three-member Jamaica Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel unanimously ruled that Powell, who blamed the positive result on a nutritional supplement, was negligent, panel chairman Lennox Gayle said in announcing the verdict.

The suspension is due to end on December 20 this year.

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