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Barnes takes cue from Reynolds
CHARLESTON.W Va, June 24: Suspended world record holder Ran dy Barnes said he will travel to New
Orleans to prepare for the US Olympic shat put trials, reports AP
He still doesn't know whether he'll be able to compete when the trials begin on Friday
Barnes, 25, the 1988 Olympic silver medallist. Is under a two year suspension for testing positive for steroids following a meet in Malmo, Sweden in August 1990, three months after setting the record of 23.12 meters (75 feet. 10 1/4 inches.)
On Monday, a West Virginia judge issued an order saying Barnes can compete tn the trails Kanawha County Circuit Judge Paul Zakalb Jr also forbade track and field • governing bodies from punishing athletes who compete against
The Athletics Congress, the US governing body, denied the court's jurisdiction In the matter and said It will bar Barnes
'We have our order and Randy's going to bring that down to New Orleans with him.' said his lawyer, Anne Shaffer.
Barnes said Tuesday he planned to drive to New Orleans on Wednesday from College Station. Texas, where he has been training.
Even If he makes It Into the trials. Barnes said he's not as sumlng he'll make the team. 'The throwers are stronger this year. It'll definitely be a situation where ifa not going to be handed to me on a silver plater.' Barnes said. 'I'm not throwing as far as 1 did when I set the record, but I'm throwing over 70 (feet) (21.34 meters) consistently.*
Shafer said Tuesday she spoke with TAC lawyer Jim Colman but did not know what
on Tuesday.
Shaffer said TAC could .ip peal Zakalb's order to the West Virginia Supreme Court and then the United Slates Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court already has opened the way for 400 meter world record holder
step. TAC planned to keep Borne* out of the trials
They didn't get real specific about what they're going to do.' Shaffer sold Hfs their position it's a meritless law Butt. They said they're going to fight it.'
Neither Colman nor TAC President Frank Greenberg re turned telephone messages left for them In New Orleans
Butch Reynolds to run In the trials Reynolds also was suspended by the International Amateur Athletic Federation after testing positive for steroids Like Barnes, he de nied using them and con tended that sloppy IAAF handling of his urine sample led to ihe positive test.
Should TAC appeal the Barnes ruling. Shaffer said. she
Is confident It will stand.
'I think ihe US Supreme Court's made a pretty strong statement in not allowing the Reynolds decision to be overturned." Shaffer said.
Barnes, meanwhile, blasted TAC and the IAAF, saying they arc more Interested in their Images than the truth when It comes to drug testing.
There Is absolutely no due process and It's extremely unfair,' Barnes said
Barnes contends testing of ficial Jan Hokfelt of Sweden did not record the seal numbers from his urine samples and stored the samples overnight In an unlocked . refrigerator
Barnes alleges someone other than Hokfelt later added the numbers to his lest form, which Barnes called a "break In the chain of security.'
Hokfelt (old the IAAF he recorded the numbers himself, but gave conflicting statements three times as lo when he recorded them, Barnes said.
This entire system relics on ihe Integrity of the sampling officer.' Barnes said. 'If you have a situation like mine, where the sampling officer
' lied: -then-ybttVe got a big, big problem.'