VCB’s positive test a minor offence –IAAF
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Athletics governing body, the International Associations of Athletics Associations (IAAF)has described Veronica Campbell Brown’s positive test for a banned substance as a “minor offence”.
In an article published on a sports website dpa today Nick Davies, IAAF spokesman is quoted as saying, “we can acknowledge that there is a case but also take the opportunity to urge a sense of perspective … This seems from evidence to be a minor doping offence according to our rules, so we want to remain realistic in our reaction, pending the conclusion of the case.”
The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) announced on Tuesday that Campbell Brown had “voluntarily withdrawn herself from competition and accepted the provisional suspension” after she was identified as having returned a positive test for a banned substance at the Jamaica Invitational International meeting held at the National Stadium in early May.
