Did the World's Fastest Man Cheat?
By Tracy Stokes, BET.com Staff Writer & Wire Reports
Posted Dec. 14, 2005 – Sports' highest court says the world’s fastest man is a cheater, so he’s being banned from athletics for two years, The Associated Press reported.
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said top U.S. sprinter Tim Montgomery, who held the world record in the 100 meters, was suspended after an investigation of steroid supplier BALCO Laboratories revealed he took performance-enhancing drugs.
As a result of the charges, the drug-monitoring agency erased the 30-year-old’s world record from the books.
"I can't sleep. I cannot eat. It's like you lost your love," Montgomery told Reuters.
Back in October, the mastermind behind BALCO went to prison for money-laundering and distributing undetectable drugs to star athletes.
Although Montgomery did not test positive for drugs, The San Francisco Chronicle reported that he admitted to a federal grand jury investigating the company that he had taken steroids.
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, which brought the case against him, initially wanted to ban Montgomery for life.
Montgomery is the former companion of triple Olympic champion Marion Jones, who is also under the microscope, for alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs.
By Tracy Stokes, BET.com Staff Writer & Wire Reports
Posted Dec. 14, 2005 – Sports' highest court says the world’s fastest man is a cheater, so he’s being banned from athletics for two years, The Associated Press reported.
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said top U.S. sprinter Tim Montgomery, who held the world record in the 100 meters, was suspended after an investigation of steroid supplier BALCO Laboratories revealed he took performance-enhancing drugs.
As a result of the charges, the drug-monitoring agency erased the 30-year-old’s world record from the books.
"I can't sleep. I cannot eat. It's like you lost your love," Montgomery told Reuters.
Back in October, the mastermind behind BALCO went to prison for money-laundering and distributing undetectable drugs to star athletes.
Although Montgomery did not test positive for drugs, The San Francisco Chronicle reported that he admitted to a federal grand jury investigating the company that he had taken steroids.
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, which brought the case against him, initially wanted to ban Montgomery for life.
Montgomery is the former companion of triple Olympic champion Marion Jones, who is also under the microscope, for alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs.
