LOS ANGELES: United States sprinter Tyson Gay, the fastest man over 100m this year, has failed a dope test, according to reports in the US media on Sunday (Monday in Manila), with the 30-year-old immediately withdrawing from the world championships.

Gay, the 2007 world champion, was allegedly informed by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (Usada) on Friday of his failed test and on the Sunday the USA Track & Field (Usatf) said he has pulled out of August’s World Championships in Moscow.

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