Keshmiri Says TAC Is ‘Out to Get Him’ With Drug Test

Kamy Keshmiri, winner of the discus at the U.S. Olympic trials and the collegiate record-holder, said Friday he has been notified by The Athletics Congress that he tested positive for drugs at a random, out-of-competition test.

TAC, the national governing body for track and field, said it would not have any comment on the matter. It is customary for TAC not to announce positive drug tests until an athlete has exhausted his appeals process.

Keshmiri said from his Reno, Nev., home, that he was notified of the test results two days after winning the discus at the trials in New Orleans last month. The test, he said, was administered in mid-May. He did not identify the drug for which he allegedly tested positive.

“I’m innocent,” said the 23-year-old Keshmiri, a three-time national champion and three-time NCAA champion while at Nevada. “There was nothing in there. They know it.”

Keshmiri faces a possible four-year ban that would eliminate him from the 1992 Summer Olympics. He was one of three discus throwers who earned the right to represent the United States at Barcelona. If he loses his appeal, his place on the team would go to former UCLA thrower Brian Blutreich. He was fifth in the trials, but the fourth-place finisher, Carlos Scott, has not reached the minimum qualifying standard.