Sport
Sports Arbitration Court reduces doping ban on Powell, Simpson
The Switzerland-based appeals court said its full decisions on the sprinters’ cases will be issued “in a few weeks.” But Powell and Simpson said the court ruled that all arbitration costs for the CAS hearings should be paid for by the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO).
Without disclosing specifics, the statement from the Jamaican athletes and their attorney said it is “believed to be one of the largest awards in the history of the CAS.”
“The nearly historic cost that JADCO will be required to pay is a sign from the CAS that JADCO’s failures in handling their cases are unacceptable,” said Paul Greene, the sprinters’ attorney.
JADCO did not immediately reply to an email seeking comment.
Earlier this year, CAS cleared Jamaican sprinter Veronica Campbell-Brown of doping because of “deplorable” flaws in the test collection procedures in Jamaica and possible contamination of her urine sample. A Jamaican panel had ruled that Campbell-Brown be suspended for two years before CAS cleared her.
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