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Defiant runner says he won't stop

IAAF takes hard line on Reynolds
LONDON, June 10: Despite
attempts to fight his suspension In US courts, there Is no way Butch
Reynolds will compete in the Summer Olympics, a top IAAF official said Tuesday, reports AP.
And the United States risks having all of its 400-meter runners banned from Barcelona if Reynolds competes in the next week's US Olympic trials, said IAAF general secretary Istvan Gyulai.
Reynolds, who set the world record of 43.29 in 1988. was banned for two years by the IAAF in 1990 after testing positive for an anabolic steroid at a meet in Monte Carlo. He denies using steroids and blames the positive test on a laboratory mixup.
An IAAF arbitration panel rejected Renolds' appeal on May 11 and upheld his suspension through Aug II — two days after the Barcelona Games end.
But Reynolds obtained a temporary restraining order last month from a Federal Court in Ohio, clearing him to compete in the United States. The order was extended Monday for another 10 days.
Reynolds ran In a meet in
San Francisco last Saturday and won the 400 In 44.98. good enough to qualify for the US Olympic trials beginning. June 19 tn New Orleans.
On June 18, the day before
the US. Olympics trials begin in New Orleans the Columbus court will consider whether to issue a preliminary injunction allowing Reynolds to compete In the trials.
But Gyulai said Reynolds will be barred from the Barcelona Games no matter what happens in the United States.
"Even if the court order is extended again," he said, "even if he would be allowed to run in the trials, even if he finishes
In the top three, even If the USOC picks him for the team, the IAAF will not give him eligibility status. He will not be able to compete In Barcelona."
Neither will anyone who runs against Reynolds in the US trials. Gyulai said.
"All who run in the 400 meters will not be eligible for the Olympic Games," he said. "It means we may have an Olympic Games without American 400 meter runners."
Those who ran against Reynolds in San Francisco have been suspended, although the length of the ban was not immediately determined, the IAAF said. None of those run ners were considered top Olympic contenders.
"The IAAF rule is very clear any athlete who competes in any meeting or any event in which a nonellgible athlete competes, they also become ineligible,'' Gyulai said.
The United States has long dominated the men's Olympic 400, winning 32 medals 14 gold, 9 silver and 9 bronze. Steve Lewis, Reynolds and Danny Everett swept the three medals at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
Gyulai said the matter will be discussed by the IAAF Council in Barcelona on July
30.
When told of the IAAF comments. Reynolds remained defiant and scoffed at the threat of a ban on everyone who runs in the 400 trials.
"I am not going to stop." he said. "I'm doing what I have to do. If I have to compete, I will compete.”
The Athletic Congress (TAC), the US governing body, officials said privately they were awaiting a written statement from the IAAF before they would make any comment
Reynolds said he could not Imagine being barred from competing in US meets given the court order.
"1 can't see TAC. the USOC or our government, or our President letting that happen." Reynolds said. "I am not going to quit. I will definitely run in the Olympic trials."
"I did not commit any crime," he said. "I proved my innocence. I've been fighting this for nearly two years and I won't give up."
Reynolds said he was not cowed by the IAAF statements. "1 anticipated it from them. I can't let them scare me." he said. "My attorney said this was going to be a marathon and now we are into the last mile