(Reuters) - Embattled Jamaican sprinter Veronica Campbell-Brown's manager emphatically denied on Tuesday that the twice Olympic 200 meters gold medalist was a drugs cheat. "That she should now be accused of infringing on anti-doping rules is a shock to her," Claude Bryan said in a statement after the Jamaican Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) provisionally suspended the world champion following a positive test for a banned diuretic at a meeting last month.

Jamaican sprint star Veronica Campbell-Brown, embroiled in a doping scandal that rocked her homeland, issued an apology Tuesday but also said she was shocked to have tested positive. Three days after Jamaica's Gleaner newspaper and Television Jamaica said Campbell-Brown had tested positive for the banned diuretic lasix, Jamaican track officials confirmed she had accepted a ban while a probe is conducted.

Jamaican sprint star Veronica Campbell-Brown, embroiled in a doping scandal that has rocked her homeland, has accepted a provisional suspension while her case is being investigated. Jamaican Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) president Warren Blake said on Tuesday that a disciplinary panel is being assembled to hear the case of the two-time Olympic 200-meter champion.

Kenyan runners took the top three positions in both the men's and women's inaugural Taichung marathon in Taiwan Sunday, as nearly 20,000 runners battled hot and humid conditions. Charles Kimutai won the men's race, crossing the line in two hours, 23 minutes and 35 seconds, followed by countrymen Eliud Kapchanga in 2:26:03 and Robert Kilagat Kosge in 2:26:08. In the women's race, Mercy Jelimo Too took the title in two hours, 44 minutes and 37 seconds, followed by Janet Jelagat in 2:49:27 and Eunice Chebichii in 2:57:19.