American sprinter Tyson Gay has tested positive for a banned substance and has pulled out of next month’s World Championships. Read more after the jump.
Gay, the second fastest man over 100m, said he was notified by the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) on Friday that his A sample from an out-of-competition test in May had returned a positive.
His B sample is yet to be tested.
“I don’t have a sabotage story… I basically put my trust in someone and was let down,” said Gay, 30.
“I made a mistake. I am pulling out of Monaco (this week’s Diamond League meeting) and the World Championships.”
Gay ran the fastest 100m time of 2013 to win the US World Championships trials in June.
