The Sidelines : Finding Delayed on Shot-Putter
A U.S. review panel has delayed decision on shot-putter Randy Barnes’ appeal of a two-year doping suspension until it receives more information, a panel member said.
“We decided we needed more information before we could make a decision, but under TAC (The Athletics Congress) confidentiality rules I cannot tell you what that information is,” panel member Cliff Wiley told Reuters in a telephone interview.
The three-member panel of the TAC Drug Control Review Board met Saturday in Washington to hear Barnes’ appeal. Its members had been unavailable for comment until today.
Barnes, the world record holder in the shot put, and fellow American Butch Reynolds, the 400-meters world record holder, were suspended for two years by the International Amateur Athletic Federation on Nov. 5 after testing positive for steroids at European meetings in August.
Both athletes have denied taking steroids and are appealing the suspensions through TAC, the sport’s U.S. governing body.
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