Triple-Jumper Suspended For Doping Violation

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- Triple-jumper Kenta Bell has accepted a three-month suspension after testing positive for a banned substance.<br/><br/>The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said Monday that Bell,

Monday, July 30th 2007, 8:58 pm

By: News On 6

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- Triple-jumper Kenta Bell has accepted a three-month suspension after testing positive for a banned substance.

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said Monday that Bell, of Decatur, Ga., tested positive for methylpredisolone on June 24 at the U.S. Outdoor Nationals in Indianapolis. Methylprednisolone is a prescription drug, but Bell did not have an exemption required by anti-doping rules.

Bell's suspension was deferred, and he was allowed to return to competition after completing an anti-doping education program this month, said USADA general counsel Travis Tygart.

Bell was disqualified from his third-place finish at the Outdoor Nationals.