Gatlin banned for four years | Athletics | Guardian Unlimited Sport

Gatlin banned for four years | Athletics | Guardian Unlimited Sport: "Justin Gatlin, the Olympic 100m champion, has been suspended for four years for failing a drugs test, and he could return in time to run in London in 2012.

The 25-year-old Gatlin faced being banned for eight years, but his appeal to an arbitration panel in the United States yesterday saw him suspended for half that time, backdated to April 22 2006, the date he tested positive. Many in the sport might see it as a lucky escape from a potential lifetime ban and, though he may retire, a comeback is not out of the question."

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