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Veronica Campbell-Brown Jamaica's most decorated female athlete has test positive for a banned substance. She returned a positive test on Jamaican Invitational held on May 4 at the National Stadium.
The sprint queen , who has won 16 medals for Jamaica at the Olympic and World Championships level, turned up a diuretic in her A sample and was advised of the adverse analytical finding on June 3.
Diuretics are masking agents banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency because of their ability to hide the presence of performance-enhancing drugs in the system.
According to well-placed sources, Campbell-Brown, along with her management team, was in Montreal for the testing of the B sample on Thursday, with the confirmation of the positive result said to have come on Friday.
Campbell-Browns has withdrawn from the Edmonton International Track Classic, which is scheduled for June 29 at Foote Field.
The reigning 200 metres world champion will miss also miss next weekend Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association/Supreme Ventures Limited National Senior Championships and, by extension, this summers IAAF World Championships in Athletics.
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