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Hearing set for 5 Jamaicans in doping scandal
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — A Jamaican disciplinary committee will hold the first hearing for the five track athletes caught up in doping scandal on Friday or Saturday.
Chairman Kent Gammon said he wants the athletes to explain their side of the story before Monday's deadline to set the team for the upcoming world championships in Berlin.
The nine-member committee, part of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission, can issue bans for the five athletes, who tested positive for a banned substance at June's national championships.
Jamaican officials and track's governing body have not identified the athletes or the drug. However, the manager for Sheri-Ann Brooks has confirmed she is involved in the scandal, as has runner Allodin Fothergill. Lansford Spence is also involved, according to his coach Henry Rolle.
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