Four Jamaican runners suspended for 3 months

KINGSTON, Sept 15 (AP): Four Jamaican runners who admitted using a banned substance have each been suspended for three months. The bans for Yohan Blake, Lansford Spence, Marvin Anderson and Allodin Fothergill took effect immediately after a Monday sentencing hearing assembled by Jamaica's Sports Ministry. They all admitted to having taken a banned stimulant before Jamaica's National Championships in June. A disciplinary panel had initially cleared them, but that ruling was appealed by the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission.
The athletes and their attorneys did not immediately comment on the outcome.