Shelly Ann Fraser to know fate soon

The fate of World and Olympic champion, Shelly-Ann Fraser, in now in the hands of the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association’s (JAAA), disciplinary panel.



The 23-year-old, who tested positive for a prohibited substance at a Diamond League meet in Shanghai, China in May, gave her account of the events which led to her positive test at a three-member JAAA disciplinary panel hearing on Wednesday.



She now awaits the decision of the panel, which is headed by former chief justice, Lensley Wolfe.



The panel also includes former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Winston Spaulding, and consultant psychiatrist, Dr Aggrey Irons.



Fraser’s camp, in media reports prior to the hearing, said the athlete took a painkiller for a tooth condition before competing at the meet. The painkiller, according to reports was Oxycodone.



While not a performance-enhancing drug or masking agent, as per IAAF rules, the drug is on the World Anti-Doping Agency list of drugs, which must be declared by an athlete prior to competition.



Fraser faces a ban of up to two years at a maximum and a public warning at a minimum.