Sprinter Mitchell Cleared by U.S. Panel

Olympic track star Dennis Mitchell did not commit a doping violation, a three-member panel unanimously agreed.

The USA Track & Field Doping Hearing Board’s decision, announced Tuesday after a two-day hearing last weekend in Chicago, clears Mitchell for competition in the United States. He must be cleared by the International Track and Field Federation to be able to compete outside the United States.

Mitchell was suspended by the IAAF in July after the world body concluded Mitchell’s urine sample from an out-of-competition test in April had high testosterone and epitestosterone levels.

Mitchell was a member of the gold medal-winning 400-meter relay team and bronze medalist in the 100 meters in the 1992 Olympics.