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Tameka Williams

Tameka Williams

Saint Kitts and Nevis sprinter

Tameka Williams is a sprinter from St Kitts and Nevis. In 2012, she was banned from the Olympic Games for doping offenses.[2] She was set to compete in the Women's 100m and the Women's 200m.[1] Williams admitted to having injected "Blast Off Red", a performance-enhancing drug used on race animals.[3] She has denied taking any illegal substances, what she injected was not listed under the World Anti-Doping Agency banned substances; however the material falls by being under the category of veterinary medicine on the prohibited list.[3]

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  1. [1]
    "Tameka Williams". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  2. [2]
    "London 2012 Olympics: Sprinter Tameka Williams sent home over drugs - Athletics - Scotsman.com". Archived from the original on 2 August 2012.
  3. [3]
    LK Hewlett (3 August 2012). "Public Calling for Answers from Tameka Williams". The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2012.


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