Drug testing experts are
claiming that former Jamaican sprint queen, the legendary Merlene Ottey should
not have been cleared of doping charges in 1999.
Ottey was suspended in 1999 after testing positive for the steroid nandrolone, but was later cleared of after her 'B' sample tested negative.
But, head of the accredited laboratory in Montreal, Professor Christane Ayotte, claims Ottey should never have been cleared and that the wrong formula was used in her case.
Professor Ayotte said this resulted in the samples being turned upside down.
She claims Ottey's correct reading based on the concentration of urine should have been 12 nanograms per millimeter , (12ng/ml).
The legal limit for testing positive is 5ng/ml.
Ottey, who is set to earn the bronze medal from the 100 meters at the Sydney Olympics following Marion Jones' doping admission, has maintained her innocence.
Ottey was suspended in 1999 after testing positive for the steroid nandrolone, but was later cleared of after her 'B' sample tested negative.
But, head of the accredited laboratory in Montreal, Professor Christane Ayotte, claims Ottey should never have been cleared and that the wrong formula was used in her case.
Professor Ayotte said this resulted in the samples being turned upside down.
She claims Ottey's correct reading based on the concentration of urine should have been 12 nanograms per millimeter , (12ng/ml).
The legal limit for testing positive is 5ng/ml.
Ottey, who is set to earn the bronze medal from the 100 meters at the Sydney Olympics following Marion Jones' doping admission, has maintained her innocence.
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