I will be back and just as fast, vows Geraldine

THE supplement which caused Geraldine Hendricken to test positive was not contaminated by nandrolone but a nandrolone-related substance — 19-norandrosterne, and she said last night that this was very important for her.

At the weekend, the Athletic Association of Ireland (AAI) announced the findings of the oral hearing held on September 4 and confirmed a two-year ban.

The Carlow athlete, who became the second-fastest 1,500m runner on the Irish all-time list, behind Sonia O’Sullivan, just over a year earlier, vowed that she will be back.