Sportswear manufacturer Adidas
has suspended its sponsorship of sprinter Tyson Gay after the American failed a
drugs test.
An out-of-competition test
completed by Gay in May tested positive, according to the US Anti-Doping
Agency.
“We are shocked by these recent
allegations,” a spokesman for Adidas said yesterday.
“Even if we presume his
innocence until proven otherwise, our contract with Tyson is currently
suspended.”
Gay, 30, is the joint-second
fastest man ever over 100m. He is also the fastest man in the world this year
and won gold in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m at the 2007 World Championships.
The sprinter is awaiting the
results of his B sample, and said on Monday: “I don’t have a sabotage story...
I basically put my trust in someone and was let down.
“I know exactly what went on,
but I can’t discuss it right now.
“I hope I am able to run again,
but I will take whatever punishment I get like a man.”
News of Gay’s positive test
emerged on the same day fellow sprinter Asafa Powell was also revealed to have
failed a drugs test.
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