` Instead nine months later what has been handed down is clearly not based on the offense nor the facts surrounding it . Powell receives an 18-month suspension for testing positive for banned stimulant . Sherone Simpson given the same punishment as fellow Jamaican sprinter Powell . Like Simpson , he plans to take his case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport . Powell held the world record in 100 meters before Usain Bolt broke it .
Powell receives an 18-month suspension for testing positive for banned stimulant . Sherone Simpson given the same punishment as fellow Jamaican sprinter Powell . Like Simpson , he plans to take his case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport . Powell held the world record in 100 meters before Usain Bolt broke it .