Governing body awaiting confirmation of drug report

The governing body of international athletics is waiting confirmation that five Jamaican athletes were cleared of doping offences ahead of the World Championships in Berlin.



The athletes involved are Yohan Blake, Allodin Fothergill, Lansford Spence, Marvin Anderson and Sheri-Ann Brooks.



The Jamaica Anti Doping Disciplinary Panel cleared the athletes.



However, the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) is appealing the decision of a disciplinary panel.



The disciplinary panel had decided to announce the athletes\' clearance on the basis that Methyl Hexanamine the substance found during tests taken at Jamaica\'s national championships in June, was not on the World Anti-Doping Agency banned list.



A spokesman for the IAAF, the governing body of world athletics, confirmed that its medical and anti-doping commission would make recommendations to its council when they meet in Berlin this week as soon as the respective documents are submitted by Jamaica\'s Amateur Athletics Association.