Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce: Walked out of press conferenceShelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Carmelita Jeter walked out of a press conference in protest at media questions about doping.Double Olympic 100 metres champion Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica and world champion Jeter, who is American, were speaking ahead of Friday night's Diamond League meeting in Monaco.
Both women had warned they would not answer questions on the current scandal which has seen Asafa Powell, Tyson Gay and a further three athletes from Jamaica fail drugs tests.
The pair duly walked out when the inevitable questions came, but one man who did comment on the matter was American sprinter Justin Gatlin who won Olympic gold in 2004 but then served a four-year ban after testing positive for a banned substance.
"I still believe in athletics," Gatlin said. "I'm still a fan of the sport. We just have to get past this. The young athletes have to go out there and shine."
It was a rebirth for me to be able to come and be able to gain the respect of the community again. I think people accept me now."
"I think this shows a lot of the young athletes that it doesn't have to be old stone-age steroids that are given to you in a syringe.
"It can be something from over the counter that's given to you. You just have to make sure that you're responsible for what's going into your body."
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