EUGENE, Ore. – Elite sprinter Wallace Spearmon competes in a sport in which there are always questions about drug tests. They are serious questions, with little room for humor.
By Kirby Lee, US Presswire
Wallace Spearmon says he is physically and emotionally ready for the Olympics. The 200 heats start Friday at the U.S. track and field Olympic trials in Eugene, Ore.
But Spearmon, 27, a three-time World Championshipsmedalist in the 200 meters, gets questions about another kind of test — a sobriety test — that are meant to be humorous.
In the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Spearmon appeared to have won a bronze medal until replays confirmed that he had stepped out of his lane. He was disqualified, and his medal was lost. Read More
Updated on May 22, 2013, 1:37am
