Justin Gatlin's coach could face ban

Justin Gatlin's coach could face a two-year suspension if the Olympic and world champion sprinter is found guilty of a second doping violation, the sport's international governing body said yesterday.
"Once we have enough evidence to prove it, then we have the power to prosecute him," spokesman Nick Davies said of Gatlin's coach, Trevor Graham.

The International Association of Athletics Federations would act only if evidence links Graham to any doping violations and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency decides not to take action against him.
Gatlin said last Saturday he had been informed by USADA that he tested positive for a high level of testosterone or other steroids after a relay race in Kansas in April. He said he has never knowingly taken banned substances. Graham is under investigation by authorities for his links to the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative doping case.

A man who worked with Graham told a San Francisco grand jury and investigators that he supplied performance-enhancing drugs to the coach and many of his athletes, including Marion Jones, Tim Montgomery, C.J. Hunter and Michelle Collins.
At least six athletes who trained under Graham have received doping suspensions.
The IAAF said it gave little credence to Graham's claim that Gatlin was the victim of a massage therapist who rubbed testosterone cream on his legs without his knowledge.