'Masseuse was saboteur'
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ByEurosport
Published 31/07/2006 at 10:23 GMT
Justin Gatlin's coach has claimed that the sprinter unwittingly had testosterone cream massaged in to his legs by a masseuse who carried a grudge against him. "We know who did this," Trevor Graham said.
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Trevor Graham told The Washington Post newspaper that Gatlin thought the cream being rubbed in to his legs prior to the April race at which he tested positive for steroids was a harmless lotion.
Graham declined to name the masseuse, saying he did not want to jeopardize the case, but claimed that when he walked in on the massage session the masseuse hurriedly stuffed a white jar of the substance in his pocket.
"We know who the person is who actually did this," Graham said. "Justin is devastated. Myself, too. We're extremely (upset) right now.
"We are trying to go out and make sure we can prove his innocence, and we hope this individual has the guts to come forward and say he did it."
In a statement Sunday, IAAF, the world governing body of track and field, said it would ban Gatlin from track and field for life if the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency confirms the violation.
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