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Tyson Gay ends US bobsleigh bid as Ryan Bailey wins qualifying event
- Updated: September 22, 2016
Gay won the 100m world title in 2007
Former world 100m champion and convicted doper Tyson Gay has ended his attempt to join the United States bobsleigh team for the 2016-17 season.
The 34-year-old, who tested positive for steroids in 2013, pulled out of the US Push Championships, a key part of qualifying for the team.
“It was decided that it was in Gay’s best interest to focus on learning and to watch,” said a Team USA spokesman.
Gay’s Olympic team-mate Ryan Bailey won his category to close on a team spot.
Bailey was part of the United States 4x100m relay team that were stripped of their Olympic silver medal from London 2012 because of Gay’s positive test.
Bailey, 27, said in …
