USA Track and Field Doesn’t Support Banned Athletes Making a Comeback

[Steroid News]

USA Track & Field (USATF) generally does not support athletes who attempt a comeback to the sport after serving a ban for using performance-enhancing drugs according to USATF spokesperson Jill Greer. “We would essentially ignore them and pretend they didn’t exist,” Greer told the New York Times in an interview regarding the return of American sprinter Justin Gatlin. However, Greer acknowledged that Gatlin was an exception and had the full support of USATF even though Gatlin used the “Barry Bonds defense” that he never knowingly used anabolic steroids.

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