Jamaica`s Veronica Campbell-Brown escapes ban for positive dope test

Last Updated: Thursday, October 3, 2013, 09:16

Jamaica`s twice 200 metres Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown has escaped with a public warning by the Jamaica Athletics Administration Association for her use of a banned substance.

Sprinter Campbell-Brown may get away lightly

Last Updated: Thursday, July 4, 2013, 10:49

Jamaican sprinter Veronica Campbell-Brown, who tested positive for a banned substance in May, is unlikely to receive the standard two-year ban.

Campbell Brown`s doping case is a `minor` offence says IAAF

Last Updated: Friday, June 21, 2013, 23:54

The world`s governing body for athletics says the doping case involving Jamaican sprint star Veronica Campbell-Brown appears to be a minor offence.

Veronica Campbell-Brown denies knowingly taking drug

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 15:02

Olympic and World Champion Veronica Campbell-Brown has denied knowingly taking a banned substance Lasix, which also goes by the name Furosemide.

Glen Mills wants accredited dope lab in Jamaica

Last Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013, 15:00

Jamaican track coach Glen Mills wants officials to establish an accredited drug testing laboratory on the island.

Usain Bolt`s Jamaican teammate facing ban after failed dope test

Last Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013, 10:14

In a major drug scandal, a female teammate of Jamaican sprinting star Usain Bolt is reportedly facing a ban from the sport after a failed dope test.

Olympic athletics: Allyson Felix wins 200m gold

Last Updated: Thursday, August 9, 2012, 03:08

America`s Allyson Felix won Olympic gold in the 200 metres sprint Wednesday.

London Olympics: Fraser-Pryce through to 200 semis, Walker falls

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 7, 2012, 19:13

The Caribbean will be heavily represented in the women`s 200 metres semi-finals Tuesday as all but one of their sprinters booked semi-final spots at the London Olympics.

Olympics: Stewart quietly confident despite setbacks

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 1, 2012, 14:27

London: Olympic silver medallist runner Kerron Stewart has been nowhere close to her best for the last two years but the determined Jamaican says she will not let that discourage her from going for gold when the track and field segment opens at the London Games later this week.

Jamaica celebrates sprint double in New York

Last Updated: Sunday, January 29, 2012, 12:15

Asafa Powell and Veronica Campbell-Brown completed a Jamaican sprint double at the US Open indoor meet at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.

Blake pips Usain Bolt for Jamaica`s top athlete award

Last Updated: Saturday, December 10, 2011, 15:17

World champions Veronica Campbell-Brown and Yohan Blake were formally recognised as the toast of Jamaican track & field this year.

Powell and Campbell-Brown win Jamaican 100 metres

Last Updated: Saturday, June 25, 2011, 20:39

Former world record holder Asafa Powell edged out Usain Bolt`s training partner Yohan Blake to win the Jamaican 100 metres world championship trials on Friday.