- Sprint champion ‘struggling to accept situation’
- Jack still waiting for Asada to detail case against her
Sidelined Australian swimmer Shayna Jack has revealed the emotional toll her failed drug test is taking after admitting she may have to wait until June for a formal hearing – the same month as the Tokyo Olympic trials. The 20-year-old said she was struggling with the uncertainty hanging over her future after claiming she had still not received a letter from Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority outlining the case against her.
Sprint champion Jack faces a suspension of up to four years after testing positive to a non-steroid anabolic agent popular with bodybuilders – Ligandrol – in July which resulted in her being dumped from the world titles team. She vowed to prove her innocence when she attended a five-hour Asada briefing on her positive test on 2 August and was expected to receive a letter detailing the case four to six weeks later.
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