Doping-Coach defends Jamaican sprinters Powell, Simpson

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Doping-Coach defends Jamaican sprinters Powell, Simpson

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/doping-italy-police-investigate-jamaican-sprinters-reports-143433696.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zPKOy7CNxyB0O_YMq4NcJw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T151827Z_1_CBRE96F16IU00_RTROPTP_2_ATHLETICS-DOPING-ITALY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Carabinieri police officer stands outside the hotel where Jamaican sprinters Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson stayed in Lignano Sabbiadoro" align="left" title="A Carabinieri police officer stands outside the hotel where Jamaican sprinters Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson stayed in Lignano Sabbiadoro" border="0" /></a>LIGNANO SABBIADORO, Italy (Reuters) - The coach of Jamaican sprinters Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson said on Tuesday they were not to blame after the Olympic medalists failed dope tests. &quot;It came as a big surprise, I think, to them,&quot; Stephen Francis told Reuters outside the Fra i Pini hotel which has long hosted training camps for Jamaican athletes and is adorned with the island's national flag and memorabilia. &quot;Asafa has been somebody who doesn't use that kind of stuff. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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