BOLT SHOCKED OVER DRUG TEST NOTICE
Sprint legend Usain Bolt says heβs stunned after being handed a drug testing notice despite retiring from athletics and having no professional contract as he bids to launch a football career in Australia.
The 100m world record-holder quit athletics last year and is yet to be offered a deal by Australiaβs Central Coast Mariners, where he is currently on trial.
βSo guys Iβve retired from track and field looking to become a footballer but look at this,β Bolt said Monday via an Instagram video as he zoomed in on the notice.
The demand for the out of competition testΒ to collect urine and blood appears to have been issued by Football Federation Australia.
βHow am I going to get a drug test today? Iβm not even a professional footballer yet. Seriously,β said Bolt.
βSo I asked the lady, βWhy am I getting drug tested when I havenβt signed for a club yet?β and she said they told her Iβm an elite athlete so I have to get tested. Okay then.β
Despite his displeasure, it appears the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority guidelines mean he is eligible to be tested.
Their legislation defines an athlete as a βperson who competes in sportβ if βthe sport has an anti-doping policyβ.
The eight-time Olympic champion, who dominated sprinting after taking double individual gold at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, is now bidding to become a professional footballer.
He made his case on Friday by scoring two goals for the Mariners in a pre-season friendly.
The superstar, a massive Manchester United fan, has been handed a chance to train with the A-League side for an indefinite period in order to pursue his dream.
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