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| Nike has no plans to sponsor Tyson Gay following Justin Gatlin deal | |
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| Nike has no plans to add Tyson Gay to its stable of athletes after it agreed to a sponsorship deal with another disgraced American sprinter, Justin Gatlin. | |
| Nike raised eyebrows when it entered into a sponsorship contract with Gatlin, the former Olympic and world 100m gold medallist who has twice served doping suspensions, including one four-year ban. | |
| There had been reports that Gay, Gatlin’s American team-mate who was recently reinstated following a drugs ban, was also about to join the Nike sponsorship stable but a spokesperson for the sportswear company said that was wide of the mark. | |
| “We have recently signed a contract with Justin,” Charlie Brooks, Nike’s vice-president communications for North America, said. “Earlier in his career, Justin served the ban that was imposed on him and has been competing again for almost five years. We have no plans to sign a contract with Tyson Gay.” | |
| Gay, the 2007 world champion at 100m and 200m, returned to sprinting last July after serving the one-year suspension for a banned anabolic steroid. | |
| He forfeited a silver medal he won with the 4x100m relay team at the London 2012 Olympics and had his results from July 2012 wiped out. He received a reduced suspension after admitting his offence and co-operating with investigators. |