Gatlin, once on the verge of becoming one of the best U.S. sprinters in history, is now planning to salvage his career and hopes to return to global dominating glory at the age of 28.
His agent, former high hurdles world record holder Renaldo Nehemiah, admits Gatlin faces some formidable barriers in his rare return.
“It’s not impossible, but you have to look at it that he’s still banned from competing in any IAAF meets that will keep him competitively fit,” he said during a phone interview. “We’ve been discussing his options. This is unprecedented.”
It certainly would be unprecedented and nearly impossible for him to comeback at the top. It appears that he would have train with college meets because he is banned at the USA Track and Field sanctioned events.
I know one thing for sure Gaitlin is incredibly fast - performance enhancers or not. I would like to see him some back when his suspension ends but maybe with some more frequent drug testing with the risk of being banned for life if testing positive again. Now we just have to wait until July of 2010.
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