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Contents:

• TYSON GAY EQUALS USA BOLT'S OLD WORLD RERD WH SEND FASTT 100M
• TYSON GAY RUNS FASTT 100M EVER, NO WORLD RERD
• TYSON GAY POSIVE TT WAS FOR A BANNED STEROID
• TYSON GAY
• DGHTER OF U.S. TRACK STAR TYSON GAY SHOT AD KENTUCKY
• TYSON GAY SPEND 1 YEAR, RETURNS OLYMPIC SILVER MEDAL
• TYSON GAY NET WORTH 2023: AGE, HEIGHT, WEIGHT, WIFE, KIDS, B-WIKI
• TYSON GAY RAC STRAIGHT TO RERD BOOKS ON MANCHTER'S STREETS
• TYSON GAY FEELG HEALTHY AGA
• GAY NS 9.77 AT GOLN GALA
• SUNDAY TALK - TYSON GAY TALKS IENDS AND RIVALS, MEDALS AND RERDS
• TYSON GAY TARGETS USA BOLT'S 19.19 HALF-LAP WORLD RERD
• TYSON GAY ADMS TO POSIVE TT

TYSON GAY EQUALS USA BOLT'S OLD WORLD RERD WH SEND FASTT 100M

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The former world champn Tyson Gay ran the send-fastt 100 metr of all time, equallg Usa Bolt's old world rerd of 9. Jt weeks after Usa Bolt broke the 100m world rerd, Tyson Gay, a 25-year-old om Kentucky, has n 100 meters even faster. News of the Amerin's failed tt emerged last month, but the tails of the substance he tted posive for have - until now - not been ma BBC has obtaed extracts of a letter sent to Gay by the Uned Stat Anti Dopg Agency (Usada) which outl the nature of the substance traced a sample he gave to dg tters durg the US World Champnship trials letter, dated 23 July, stat: "Usg the Carbon Isotope Rat Analysis reported that the sample had an adverse analytil fdg reflectg valu that are nsistent wh the admistratn of a steroid of exogeno [external] nature.

TYSON GAY RUNS FASTT 100M EVER, NO WORLD RERD

The are known as precursors of refed to ment on whether Gay had tted posive for a the agency nfirmed on 27 July that the 2007 world 100m champn failed at least two tts. Gibson has nfirmed workg wh Gay, but has been quoted sayg his clic do not give s clients "synthetic" is thought Gay, who worked closely wh Usada on anti-dopg mpaigns the past and volunteered for extra ttg, is -operatg wh the agency to try to rce his sentence return for evince and rmatn on others who may be volved a wir dopg rg.

Although Usada would not talk about the specifics of Gay's se, chief executive Travis Tygart told the BBC: "We appreciate Mr Gay takg rponsibily for his cisns and for voluntarily removg himself om the World Champnships. Gay has won numero medals major ternatnal petns, cludg a gold medal sweep of the 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 m relay at the 2007 Osaka World Champnships. In July 2013, was announced that Gay had tted posive for a banned substance, followg which he whdrew om nsiratn for the World Champnships Mosw.

TYSON GAY POSIVE TT WAS FOR A BANNED STEROID

Gay is a two-time wner of the Jse Owens Award, was the 2007 IAAF World Athlete of the Year, won Bt Track and Field Athlete for Track & Field News 2007 and for ESPY Award 2008 and 2011.

TYSON GAY

Athletic prows was part of his fay life; Gay's grandmother ran for Eastern Kentucky Universy and his mother Daisy also peted her youth, though she was pregnant wh her first child by her early teens.

Tiffany and Tyson Gay, enuraged by their mother, raced at every opportuny, trag hard at school and on the hills their neighborhood. There was strong petn between the two, and Gay later said that his sister's quick reactn time spired him to improve. Although Gay tend to be a slow starter on the track, he worked hard to improve and broke the Lafayette High School stadium rerd for the 200 meters.

DGHTER OF U.S. TRACK STAR TYSON GAY SHOT AD KENTUCKY

Unr the tutelage of Ken Northgton, a former 100-yard dash state champn, Gay began workg on his technique and rhythm. At a 2001 track event, Gay met traer Lance Brman and the llege ach nvced him to attend Barton County Communy College. It was here that Gay first met Jamain sprter Veroni Campbell-Brown, and the two formed a close bond, beg trag partners.

TYSON GAY SPEND 1 YEAR, RETURNS OLYMPIC SILVER MEDAL

The move to the llege Great Bend, Kansas, marked further progrsn for Gay: 2002 his 100 m and 200 m tim dropped to 10. Injuri upset the rt of 2003 for Gay, and his ach Brman moved on to work as the sprt ach at the Universy of Arkansas. Gay chose to study soclogy and marketg, and the universy environment gave the 22-year-old sprter his first opportuny to pete NCAA events.

TYSON GAY NET WORTH 2023: AGE, HEIGHT, WEIGHT, WIFE, KIDS, B-WIKI

The NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Champnship June proved far more uful, however, as Gay beme Arkansas' first 100 m NCAA champn, settg a school rerd of 10. A hamstrg jury due to hydratn prevented Gay om petg the 200 m fal, but he did not see the trials as a missed opportuny, rather a sprgboard for future events: "I was really foced upon the team, had a great shot, but was a learng experience—how to take re of my body.

Wh the NCAA Champnships behd him, June 2005 Gay cid to bee a profsnal athlete, settg his sights on a place the US 200 m team for the Helski World Champnships. Gay formed part of the 4 x 100 m relay team but a poor baton exchange between Mardy Sl and Leonard Stt rulted disqualifitn.

TYSON GAY RAC STRAIGHT TO RERD BOOKS ON MANCHTER'S STREETS

It was not only his rival sprters that would e future difficulti, however, as Gay's ach Brman was dicted for var crim relatg to his time at Barton College and the Universy of Arkansas at Fayetteville. Followg Gay's ttimony, the urts led that Brman was guilty and, as a rult, Arkansas' two NCAA tl and all of Gay's llege track tim were annulled. Although he was imprisoned for 10 months, Brman ntued to tra Gay, perdilly updatg him wh achg rout and techniqu.

The 2006 athletics season saw Gay rise to the top of the rankgs for the first time and bee a genue ntenr the 100 m.

TYSON GAY FEELG HEALTHY AGA

Gay signifintly improved upon his prev 200 m personal bt by over two-tenths of a send at the IAAF Grand Prix Lsanne. Gay's 200 m performance at the 2006 IAAF World Athletics Fal Stuttgart was the culmatn of a highly succsful year. At the end of the season, wh Gatl banned om petn, Gay domated the Track and Field News US 2006 list, havg n six of the seven fastt 100 m, wh Stt third, and four of the top six 200 m tim (behd Carter and Spearmon).

Gay aimed to challenge World Rerd holr Powell's domance of the 100 m event, statg: "I want this to be a rivalry. " After notg that he was feelg worn out, Gay had a brief recuperatn perd preparatn for the 2007 World Champnships Osaka, Japan. [54] He relished the opportuny to face Powell at the World Champnships: both sprters were unfeated that year and Gay said that he felt ready for the challenge.

" Only Mrice Greene and Gatl had won the sprt double at the Champnships before, but Gay eyed a third gold the 4 x 100 meters relay.

GAY NS 9.77 AT GOLN GALA

Although Gay had been bullish victory on the track, the achievement did not change him—he remaed humble and appreciative to his rivals.

"[64] At the end of the season Gay was elected 2007 Men's Athlete of the Year by Track and Field News (toppg the year's list as the fastt 100 m and 200 m sprter), and he won the USATF's Harrison Dillard award as the top US male sprter. Followg Brman's release om prison, Gay set out preparg for the Beijg Olympics, trag wh both Brman and Jon Dmmond the off-season.

However, Gay now faced a new, emergg challenger Usa Bolt; at the latter event Bolt had beaten Gay wh a world-rerd-settg 9. Takg this to nsiratn, he realized that a world rerd time would be need to beat both Bolt and Powell at the Olympics; Gay aimed to n below 9.

SUNDAY TALK - TYSON GAY TALKS IENDS AND RIVALS, MEDALS AND RERDS

The BALCO sndal and the banng of high-profile athlet, cludg Gatl and Marn Jon, had damaged the public's perceptn of sprtg and the USADA reced Gay to prove clean athlet uld be jt as succsful. The favore for qualifitn both the 100 m and 200 m at the US Olympic Trials, Gay put a strong performance the heats. After a misjudgement the first round almost ed him to miss out on qualifitn, Gay rolved to step up his pace, and he won the 100 m quarter-fal wh a US rerd-settg n of 9.

Breakg Mrice Greene's ne-year-old rerd, this ma Gay the third fastt 100 m sprter ever, after rivals Bolt and Powell. The 200 m event was a signifint setback for Gay as he suffered a hamstrg jury the qualifiers and was subsequently led out of the event for the Olympics. Gay ma his track return Beijg but his jury had rced his 100 m medal chanc and Bolt and Powell were more favored to w the event.

The much anticipated Gay, Bolt and Powell fal never materialised, however, as Gay failed to qualify the semi-fals.

TYSON GAY TARGETS USA BOLT'S 19.19 HALF-LAP WORLD RERD

Further disappotment followed as the Amerin 4 x 100 m relay team, wh Gay as anchor, failed to qualify for the fal.

TYSON GAY ADMS TO POSIVE TT

" After statg his sire to w four Olympic gold medals (by addg the 400 metr to his repertoire) earlier the year, Gay fished the 2008 Olympics whout a sgle medal. Gay round off the season Europe, wng the 200 m at Gathead, but he had to whdraw om a ÅF Goln League race agast Bolt and Powell due to his hamstrg jury.

After beatg Powell for the sixth time Daegu, Gay stated that he would rensir his plans for gro surgery the off-season as was maly a se of rolvg disfort when nng, rather than a more ser jury. Gay chose not to overstate the signifince of the w, acknowledgg that Bolt was far om peak fns: "It feels great to beat Usa but ep down si I know he is not 100%.