* Rodgers tests positive for stimulant, agent says
* 'Mistake' puts his world championships in doubt
* Rodgers won U.S. 100 metres title in 2009
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By Gene Cherry
USA Track and Field (USATF) officials could not be reached for immediate comment on Rodgers's status for the world championships which begin on Aug. 27 in Daegu, South Korea.
Rodgers was yet to have his second "B" sample tested, Campbell said, adding that he understood the result would not come until two days after USATF finalised its world championship team on Monday.
The 26-year-old had been named in the 100m team and was on the 4x100m relay pool. He finished third in the 100m at the U.S. world championship trials in June.
"It is a bad situation for us now," Campbell said, referring to the timing of the failed test.
"I would surmise (USATF) are going to leave Mike in there (on the team) until the final verdict is in," he said.
"I don't want anyone to think Mike is a druggie. It was a stimulant. It was not steroids or anything of that nature."
Campbell said Rodgers's positive test had come last month at a meeting in Lignano, Italy, where the U.S. team had a relay training camp.
He said Rodgers had passed all previous tests including a blood test several days ago.
* 'Mistake' puts his world championships in doubt
* Rodgers won U.S. 100 metres title in 2009
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By Gene Cherry
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Former U.S. 100 metres champion Mike Rodgers has tested positive for a banned stimulant, putting his world championship hopes in jeopardy, his agent said on Saturday.
"Mike made a mistake," Tony Campbell told Reuters by telephone. "He went to a club with some friends in Italy and he thought was drinking a Red Bull (energy drink) but he got one of those energy drinks that had a stimulant in it." USA Track and Field (USATF) officials could not be reached for immediate comment on Rodgers's status for the world championships which begin on Aug. 27 in Daegu, South Korea.
Rodgers was yet to have his second "B" sample tested, Campbell said, adding that he understood the result would not come until two days after USATF finalised its world championship team on Monday.
The 26-year-old had been named in the 100m team and was on the 4x100m relay pool. He finished third in the 100m at the U.S. world championship trials in June.
"It is a bad situation for us now," Campbell said, referring to the timing of the failed test.
"I would surmise (USATF) are going to leave Mike in there (on the team) until the final verdict is in," he said.
"I don't want anyone to think Mike is a druggie. It was a stimulant. It was not steroids or anything of that nature."
Campbell said Rodgers's positive test had come last month at a meeting in Lignano, Italy, where the U.S. team had a relay training camp.
He said Rodgers had passed all previous tests including a blood test several days ago.
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