important question not addressed here is whether or not IAAF will accept the CGF decision. Obviously (see Mary Slaney), what other alphabet bodies do doesn't always count.
> From: "Kebba Tolbert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "Kebba Tolbert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2002 17:38:18 -0400 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: t-and-f: more on Kim Collins test positive- story > > from story.news.yahoo.com (under sports) > > MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Kim Collins, the surprise 100 meters winner from > St. Kitts, became the first Commonwealth Games gold medalist to test > positive for drugs. > > Games officials announced that Collins wouldn't face punishment because the > substance, used in asthma medication to make breathing easier, wasn't > performance-enhancing. He was guilty only of not declaring it. > > According to the Commonwealth Games Federation, Collins, who won the gold > after English sprinters Mark Lewis-Francis and Dwain Chambers ( news - > external web site) pulled up injured, was taking the medication for the > treatment of asthma. > > "Collins declared the use of the medication at the time the test was taken > but, in accordance with CGF rules, use of this medication must be declared > prior to competition and verified by a doctor," the federation said in a > statement. > > "The use of salbutamol is permitted under certain conditions and the levels > found in Collins' sample was consistent with normal therapeutic use and was > not considered to be performance enhancing." > > The CGF "came to the unanimous decision that the athlete should not be > penalized as a consequence of the failure of team management and the St. > Kitts and Nevis Olympic Committee to submit the required declaration in > advance of competition." > > Dennis Knight, the president of the St. Kitts and Nevis Olympic Committee, > said he believed the failure to supply the CGF with the declaration was "an > oversight" on the part of officials in his country. > > "It was more an omission by the authorities at home," he told The Associated > Press. > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com >
