Athletics: Gatlin returns

American sprinter Justin Gatlin will race twice in Estonia next month on his return from a four-year doping ban.

Former Olympic champion back on the track

American sprinter Justin Gatlin will race twice in Estonia next month on his return from a four-year doping ban. The 2004 Olympic 100m champion will launch his comeback with a 100m at Rakvere on August 3 and will run again five days later in Tallinn. "It's a relief," said the 28-year-old, who has not run a competitive race since June 2006. "It definitely comes earlier than I thought it would." Gatlin regained his eligibility on Sunday after serving a four-year ban for a 2006 positive test for the male sex hormone testosterone and its precursors.