The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), in a release yesterday, rubbished reports that an athlete in Sunday's men's 100 metres final at the 12th World Championships here had tested positive for a banned substance.

In its release, the IAAF said all the tests conducted during the men's 100 metres final are negative. The governing body of track and field also said all other tests done prior to the final are also negative.

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Jamaica's Usain Bolt won the final in a world record 9.58 seconds ahead of American Tyson Gay, 9.71. Asafa Powell of Jamaica was third in 9.84 seconds ahead of Daniel Bailey of Antigua and Barbuda, 9.93, Trinidad and Tobago's Richard Thompson, 9.93, and Dwain Chambers of Britain, 10.00.

The following is the full text of the release: "Please note that the IAAF can confirm that it has received the results of anti-doping tests conducted during the men's 100m final.

"All the test results are negative. Please note that all the athletes involved in this final have also tested negative in all other tests carried out prior to the 100m final."

A report on a Swedish sports website had surfaced in the Main Media Centre here on Tuesday night alleging that a sprinter from the local track club, Racing, had tested positive for an unknown banned substance.

- Elton Tucker

Medals table

BERLIN (AP):

Medals table yesterday from the World Athletics Championships: (After 22 of 47 events).

Nation	G	S	B	Tot
United States	3	2	3	8
Jamaica	3	2	2	7
Kenya	2	2	2	6
Germany	2	2	1	5
Russia	2	1	4	7
Britain	2	0	1	3
Poland	1	4	1	6
Ethiopia	1	2	1	4
Cuba	1	1	1	3
Bahrain	1	0	0	1
New Zealand	1	0	0	1
Slovenia	1	0	0	1
South Africa	1	0	0	1
Spain	1	0	0	1
China	0	1	2	3
Canada	0	1	0	1
Czech Republic	0	1	0	1
Eritrea	0	1	0	1
Ireland	0	1	0	1
Portugal	0	1	0	1
Puerto Rico	0	1	0	1
Estonia	0	0	1	1
France	0	0	1	1
Mexico	0	0	1	1

Jamaica keep out five

BERLIN (AP):

The Jamaican team has decided to keep five Jamaican relay athletes involved in a doping case out of the World Championships as a precautionary measure.

The IAAF said on Tuesday it had no power to bar the five from competing after they had been provisionally cleared of doping allegations.

A Jamaican appeals ruling is expected after the World Cham-pionships, which ends Sunday.

IAAF spokesman Nick Davies said: "The news I have is that they won't be running. We know now that the Jamaicans will not enter these athletes."

The runners have been identified as Yohan Blake, Sheri-Ann Brooks, Allodin Fothergill, Lansford Spence and Marvin Anderson.