KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Four Jamaican runners who admitted using a banned substance have each been suspended for three months.
The bans for Yohan Blake, Lansford Spence, Marvin Anderson and Allodin Fothergill took effect immediately after a Monday sentencing hearing assembled by Jamaica's Sports Ministry.
They all admitted to having taken a banned stimulant before Jamaica's National Championships in June. A disciplinary panel had initially cleared them, but that ruling was appealed by the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission.
The athletes and their attorneys did not immediately comment on the outcome.
Last month, defense attorney Lincoln Eatmon said his clients acknowledged guilt to avoid a "lengthy, expensive battle."
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