Powell missed the national championships with 'stomach flu' and the Jamaican team has already been named, but changes can be made on medical grounds up until July 25.
His inclusion, however, would have been a further slight on those who have paid up to £90 to sit inside Hampden Park and trust what they are seeing is the result of real human endeavour and natural talent. Increasingly, it is only the clever work of highly-paid lawyers, hired to take their client's cases to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and get them back on track as soon as possible.
Already this year, Jamaican 400m runner Dominique Blake has successfully appealed for her six-year ban for taking a banned stimulant to be cut by 18 months. Three-time Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown, who will compete in Glasgow, also saw a two-year suspension dismissed as CAS berated the 'deplorable' mistakes in collecting her positive sample.
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His inclusion, however, would have been a further slight on those who have paid up to £90 to sit inside Hampden Park and trust what they are seeing is the result of real human endeavour and natural talent. Increasingly, it is only the clever work of highly-paid lawyers, hired to take their client's cases to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and get them back on track as soon as possible.
Already this year, Jamaican 400m runner Dominique Blake has successfully appealed for her six-year ban for taking a banned stimulant to be cut by 18 months. Three-time Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown, who will compete in Glasgow, also saw a two-year suspension dismissed as CAS berated the 'deplorable' mistakes in collecting her positive sample.
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