Jones doped in Sydney: Hunter

Marion Jones’s ex-husband told federal investigators the US sprint star used performance-enhancing drugs before and during her five med...

Marion Jones’s ex-husband told federal investigators the US sprint star used performance-enhancing drugs before and during her five medal-winning performance at the Sydney Olympics, according to US press reports.

The San Francisco Chronicle and San Jose Mercury newspapers reported that former world champion shot putter C J Hunter told investigators that he saw Jones take EPO, which increases the oxygen-carrying capacity of blood, human growth hormone and a substance called ‘the clear’.

Jones, who has denied ever using banned drugs, has been questioned by the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) over links to the BALCO steroid scandal. But she has not been formally charged with any infraction and has aggressively asserted her innocence.

Hunter spoke with investigators in June in North Carolina. According to the Chronicle, which cited memos written by investigators, Hunter told authorities that Jones received drugs from Victor Conte, owner of the BALCO lab and one of four men indicted in the case.

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