Football news - 'I’m not even a professional footballer', Usain Bolt questions drugs test notice
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Published 15/10/2018 at 10:18 GMT
Usain Bolt may just be beginning his journey as a footballer, but that doesn’t mean he has escaped the attention of drug testers.
Usain Bolt of the Mariners celebrates scoring a goal during the pre-season friendly match between the Central Coast Mariners and Macarthur South West United at Campbelltown Sports Stadium on October 12, 2018 in Sydney, Australia.
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The former athletics star scored twice for A-League side Central Coast Mariners in a friendly on Friday as he continues his hunt for a professional contract.
However, despite only being a triallist, he received a notice from Australia’s anti-doping authority (Asada) requesting blood and urine samples.
"So guys I've retired from track and field looking to become a footballer but look at this," Bolt said on Instagram, before panning to a drugs test notice.
How am I going to get drug tested today? I’m not even a professional footballer yet. Seriously. I asked the lady, 'why am I getting drug tested? I haven’t signed for a club yet?' They told her I’m an elite athlete so I have to get tested. OK then.
In his former career in sprinting, Bolt won nine Olympic gold medals – reduced to eight when fellow Jamaican Nesta Carter failed a drugs test, stripping him of the 4x100m title in Beijing 2008 – 11 world titles and individual world records over 100m and 200m.
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