SUMMER OLYMPIC COUNTDOWN — 17 DAYS: Once-shamed U.S. sprinting star Gatlin poised for ultimate Olympic redemption
After returning from a four-year drug ban — which he still disputes to this day — American star and Pensacola, Fla., native Justin Gatlin celebrates with his son Jace after winning the men’s 100-meter final two weeks ago at the U.S. Olympic trials in Eugene, Ore. Gatlin won the Olympic gold medal in Athens in 2004, then failed to defend his title last year in Beijing after he was banned for excessive testosterone levels.
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