COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Olympic gold medalist runner LaShawn Merritt has been banned from track through July 2011 for using a banned substance found in an over-the-counter male enhancement product.
Merritt won the 400-meter Olympic title in Beijing. He accepted a provisional suspension earlier this year and received a 21-month suspension from arbitrators Monday.
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