Jamaica's sprinter Steve Mullings, the world's third ranked 100 meters this year and one of the favorites for the World Championships in Daegu later this month, has allegedly tested positive for banned performance-enhancing drugs and is now facing being kicked out of the sport for life.
Mullings tested positve for an unspecified banned masking agent. If the positive test is confirmed, Mullings faces being banned from the sport for life as it would be his second offense.