Latest L. Armstrong controversy

Justin Gatlin, the 2004 Olympic gold medalist who earlier this year tied the world record in the 100-meter dash, failed a doping test in April, testing positive for testosterone, he disclosed Saturday. Gatlin, 24, an athlete who had reveled in portraying himself as a "genuinely clean champion," tested positive April 22 at the Kansas Relays, an early spring milestone on the track and field calendar.The failed Kansas test came just weeks before Gatlin tied the world record in the 100 meters, 9.77 seconds, a race run May 12 in Doha, Qatar. Gatlin was not notified until June 15 he had tested positive, Myler said Saturday-which explains why he was able to run in Qatar and through the U.S. nationals in Indianapolis, where he won the 100 meters in 9.93 seconds.

Justin Gatlin, the 2004 Olympic gold medalist who earlier this year tied the world record in the 100-meter dash, failed a doping test in April, testing positive for testosterone, he disclosed Saturday. Gatlin, 24, an athlete who had reveled in portraying himself as a "genuinely clean champion," tested positive April 22 at the Kansas Relays, an early spring milestone on the track and field calendar.The failed Kansas test came just weeks before Gatlin tied the world record in the 100 meters, 9.77 seconds, a race run May 12 in Doha, Qatar. Gatlin was not notified until June 15 he had tested positive, Myler said Saturday-which explains why he was able to run in Qatar and through the U.S. nationals in Indianapolis, where he won the 100 meters in 9.93 seconds.