US doping chief hails double ban

The decision to ban American sprinters Tim Montgomery and Chryste Gaines for two years each has been hailed as “a great day for clean athletes” by the head of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA).

Montgomery has been forced to relinquish his status as a former 100 metres world record holder after he and three-time world relay sprint champion Gaines were found guilty of doping offences by the Court of Arbitration for Sport yesterday.