September 25 - Usain Bolt's Racers Track Club is considering legal action against the manufacturer of Muscle Speed, the supplement that led to three-months doping bans for two of its members, Marvin Anderson and Yohan Blake (pictured).


Racers President Glen Mills, who is also the coach of triple Olympics and World Championships gold medalist Bolt, revealed the club has acquired the services of a United States' law firm to look into the matter against Muscle Speed, a company based in Texas.

Legal advice, according to Mills, was sought because the label on the product, at the time of purchase, stated the supplement was World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) compliant.

He said: "The literature on the supplement, at the time of purchase was Krystal Clear in bold writing that it was WADA compliance.

"What has happened since the news came out, the manufacturer changed the wording to read differently.

"And when the results came out removed it entirely from their literature.

"We are in the process of securing the services of a prominent law firm in the States to process on the matter."

Anderson and Blake had their samples from the Jamaican Championships in June test positive.

Anderson and Blake, along with Lansford Spence and Allodin Fothergill received a three-month ban from the Jamaica Anti-Doping Appeals Tribunal.

Commonwealth 100 metres champion Sheri-Ann Brooks, the fifth Jamaican involved, was freed because of a technical error in the testing of her sample.

Mills denied his athletes need the help of performance-enhancing drugs.

He said: "In my 40 years working in track and field, I have neither encouraged or support the use of banned substances to enhance athletics performances.

"I firmly believe, in the principles of honesty and hard work is the tool for development of ones given talent.

"I am a firm believer in my ability, knowledge and expertise as a coach to develop any talent anywhere in the world in the area of sprinting.

"I need no illegal help."

Mills said the affected members are shaken-up and that Bolt has been doing motivational work with Blake - considered to be a rising star in the sport - to help keep up his spirits.

Mills said: "It is clear from the findings of both the disciplinary hearing and appeals process that our athletes made an error of judgment in trusting the manufacturer that the supplement was WADA compliant."


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