Asafa Powell was one of 5 Jamaicans to test positive at their national championships in June 2013, one of whom was the Olympic 4x100m relay silver medallist Sherone Simpson. Both their samples were found to contain the banned amphetamine oxilofrine. Allison Randall had tested positive for Hydrochlorothiazide, which is a diuretic that can be used as a masking agent for the use of other more powerful drugs.
The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) confirmed that 5 of the country’s athletes have tested positive for illegal substances. JADCO did not name the athletes but reports say they include former men’s 100m world record holder Powell, Olympic silver medallist Sherone Simpson and Central American and Caribbean Senior Games discus champion Allison Randall.
Tyson Gay, the second fastest man of all time having set the American record of 9.69 seconds in 2009, said he took full responsibility for his positive test. But he claimed it was a "type of accident" – before hinting that a friend had let him down. "Sometimes a human being naturally, generally trusts somebody," he said. "That's what people do."(Tyson Gay tested positive for an unnamed substance on May 16,2013)
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Sherone Simpson was part of the Jamaican team that set a new national record 41.41 seconds in the 4x100m relays while taking silver at the 2012 London Olympics
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