Dick 'despairs' after Gatlin scandal

Coaching guru Frank Dick has expressed his disappointment and surprise at the news Olympic 100metres champion Justin Gatlin has tested positive for testosterone.

Coaching guru Frank Dick has expressed his disappointment and surprise at the news Olympic 100metres champion Justin Gatlin has tested positive for testosterone.

Dick, who guided the fortunes of British athletics during the halcyon years of the late 1970s and 1980s, was stunned when hearing the 24-year-old American star failed a test at the Kansas Relays in April.

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