Asafa Powell faces an 18-month suspension for testing positive for banned stimulant . `` Panels such as these , I understood , were assembled to allow athletes who , consciously or unconsciously , come into conflict with the rules of sport , a chance at equitable redemption . He faces the same punishment as fellow Jamaican athlete Sherone Simpson . Like Simpson , he plans to take his case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport . Powell held the world record in the 100 meters before Usain Bolt broke it .
Asafa Powell faces an 18-month suspension for testing positive for banned stimulant . He faces the same punishment as fellow Jamaican athlete Sherone Simpson . Like Simpson , he plans to take his case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport . Powell held the world record in the 100 meters before Usain Bolt broke it .