* Former U.S. champion's world champs on line
* Rodgers tests positive for stimulant
By Gene Cherry
"USADA (the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency) is doing his adjudication and they will determine his eligibility," USA Track and Field spokeswoman Jill Geer said.
"If they say he is eligible, he will be eligible to compete. We have not removed him from the (world championship) roster."
Rodgers, the 2009 U.S. sprint champion, was selected to the U.S. team Wednesday in both the 100 and 4x100 relay pool.
His agent Tony Campbell told Reuters on Saturday he had tested positive for the stimulant methylhexaneamine last month in Italy after mistakenly consuming an energy drink that contained the banned substance.
Penalties for a stimulant positive generally range from a public warning to suspension for several months.
"Ultimately, an independent panel of judges following a full legal process makes the final decision regarding the appropriate sanction," USADA spokeswoman Annie Skinner said.
Methylhexaneamine also is the stimulant Jamaican sprinters Yohan Blake, Marvin Anderson and Sheri-Ann Brooks and quarter-milers Allodin Fothergill and Lansford Spence were suspended for three months by either the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission or the International Amateur Athletics Federations (IAAF).
Rodgers's second sample is scheduled to be tested on Wednesday two days after all teams must submit their final world championship entry lists to the IAAF. Declarations for specific events are not due until much later.
For the 100 metres, that deadline is Aug 25, IAAF competitions director Paul Hardy told Reuters.
IAAF spokesman Nick Davies said the governing body would await a U.S. decision before commenting on Rodgers's eligibility.
"As usual we need to know what our member does and then either accept or contest their decision," he said.
(Additional reporting by Kayon Raynor in Kingston)
* Rodgers tests positive for stimulant
By Gene Cherry
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Former U.S. 100 metres champion Mike Rodgers's world championships eligibility rests in the hands of a panel who will hear his doping case, American officials said on Sunday.
Rodgers, the year's fourth fastest 100 metres runner, and his agent are urgently trying to have his positive test for a stimulant adjudicated by an arbitration panel before final declarations are due for the Aug. 27-Sept. 4 world championships in Daegu, South Korea. "USADA (the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency) is doing his adjudication and they will determine his eligibility," USA Track and Field spokeswoman Jill Geer said.
"If they say he is eligible, he will be eligible to compete. We have not removed him from the (world championship) roster."
Rodgers, the 2009 U.S. sprint champion, was selected to the U.S. team Wednesday in both the 100 and 4x100 relay pool.
His agent Tony Campbell told Reuters on Saturday he had tested positive for the stimulant methylhexaneamine last month in Italy after mistakenly consuming an energy drink that contained the banned substance.
Penalties for a stimulant positive generally range from a public warning to suspension for several months.
"Ultimately, an independent panel of judges following a full legal process makes the final decision regarding the appropriate sanction," USADA spokeswoman Annie Skinner said.
Methylhexaneamine also is the stimulant Jamaican sprinters Yohan Blake, Marvin Anderson and Sheri-Ann Brooks and quarter-milers Allodin Fothergill and Lansford Spence were suspended for three months by either the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission or the International Amateur Athletics Federations (IAAF).
Rodgers's second sample is scheduled to be tested on Wednesday two days after all teams must submit their final world championship entry lists to the IAAF. Declarations for specific events are not due until much later.
For the 100 metres, that deadline is Aug 25, IAAF competitions director Paul Hardy told Reuters.
IAAF spokesman Nick Davies said the governing body would await a U.S. decision before commenting on Rodgers's eligibility.
"As usual we need to know what our member does and then either accept or contest their decision," he said.
(Additional reporting by Kayon Raynor in Kingston)
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