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Doping Ban Keeps Harrison from Athens Sprinter Calvin Harrison has been suspended for two years after being found guilty of a doping violation. As a result he becomes ineligible for the Athens Olympics. Harrison, a gold medallist in the 4x400m relay in Sydney, tested positive for the banned stimulant modafinil at the 2003 US championships. The US team could also lose world 100m champion Torri Edwards, who faces a two-year ban after testing positive for a banned stimulant in April. Harrison, who also tested positive for a banned stimulant in 1993, will now have all his results from the time of the second positive drug test nullified. As a result, he is set to lose his relay gold medal from last year's world championships in Paris. The IAAF is also currently considering whether to strip the US squad of its gold medal at the Sydney Olympics and award it to silver medallist France. The title could be forfeited because one member of the team, Jerome Young, failed a steroid test in 1999. The Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled in late June that Young should be stripped of his relay medal and the IAAF has recommended that the entire team - including Michael Johnson - be stripped of its medals. A final decision rests with the International Olympic Committee, which is expected to rule days before the Athens Games and is expected to endorse the IAAF recommendation. Harrison's lawyer, Edward Williams, said he did not know whether his client would appeal the decision, made by a three-member panel of the American Arbitration Association (AAA)/North American Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Who Are We ? | About THISDAYOnLine.com | THISDAY People | Contact Us © Copyright 2000 Leaders & Company Limited

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