By Andre Lowe—-
Jamaican Olympic gold medallist Asafa Powell and his MVP team mate Sherone Simpson have reported tested positive for banned substances.

The details of the positives tests are unclear but Simpson, a 100m silver
medal winner at the 2008 Olympic Games has already issued a statement.

She is a gold medallist in the 4x100m relay from the 2004 Olympics.

Powell, a member of Jamaica’s Beijing Olympics gold-medal-winning relay
team and a former world record holder, has also returned a positive test
The Gleaner understands.

A release will follow shortly from his agent Paul Doyle.

The news comes just minutes after American Tyson Gay was also reported as having been tested positive for a banned substance.

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