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Olympic discus thrower Allison Randall became the third athlete to confirm a positive drugs test from the Jamaican trials. Photo: Reuters<\/p>\n

After Sunday\u2019s doping revelations<\/a> by sprinters Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson, the olympic discus thrower Allison Randall has become the third athlete to confirm a positive drugs test from the Jamaican<\/a> trials in June.<\/p>\n

Randall, who competed at last year\u2019s London Games but failed to make the final, acknowledged receipt of the Jamaica Anti-doping Commission\u2019s notification of her adverse finding for a banned diuretic but, like Powell and Simpson, denied knowingly taking a performance-enhancing substance.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have not intentionally taken any banned substance. I have been vigilant with everything I consume, so I am extremely shocked and surprised by this incident,\u201d Randall said in a statement to Jamaican Radio station RJR 94 FM.<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old, who holds the Jamaican discus record with a distance of 61.21 metres, said she did not have the desire or the means to cheat.<\/p>\n

Sources said she had tested positive for the banned drug Hydrochlorothiazide, which reduces blood volume by inhibiting the kidneys\u2019 ability to retain water.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have never even seen steroids and don\u2019t know the first thing about them,\u201d Randall said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am willing to undergo any other testing methods to prove my innocence. I love throwing the discus for my country and I hope this incident clears up after my \u2018B\u2019 sample has been tested.\u201d \u2013 Reuters<\/a><\/p>\n

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