Athletics: Asafa Powell third on comeback run in Lucerne after doping suspension
Last Updated: 15/07/14 10:45pm
Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell returned to action after a doping ban with third place in the 100 metres at a meeting in Lucerne.
Powell clocked a time of 10.30 seconds to finish behind compatriot Julian Forte (10.23) and Antoine Adams (10.29) of St Kitts and Nevis the day after his 18-month suspension was reduced to six months on appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
The former world record holder was suspended, along with Sherone Simpson, by a Jamaica Anti-doping disciplinary panel after both tested positive for the banned stimulant oxilofrine, which they claimed had been taken in a contaminated food supplement.
They appealed to CAS to have their bans reduced to three months and the appeals were partially upheld. As they had already served six-month bans, they are now eligible to compete again.
