Tameka Williams

Tameka Williams
Personal information
NationalitySaint Kitts and Nevis
Born (1989-08-31) 31 August 1989 (age 35)
Basseterre
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportRunning
Event(s)100 metres, 200 metres, Long Jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 11.18
200m: 22.45[1]

Tameka Williams is a sprinter from St Kitts and Nevis. In 2012, she was banned from the Olympic Games for doping offenses.[2] She was set to compete in the Women's 100m and the Women's 200m.[1] Williams admitted to having injected "Blast Off Red", a performance-enhancing drug used on race animals.[3] She has denied taking any illegal substances, what she injected was not listed under the World Anti-Doping Agency banned substances; however the material falls by being under the category of veterinary medicine on the prohibited list.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Tameka Williams". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  2. ^ "London 2012 Olympics: Sprinter Tameka Williams sent home over drugs - Athletics - Scotsman.com". Archived from the original on 2 August 2012.
  3. ^ a b LK Hewlett (3 August 2012). "Public Calling for Answers from Tameka Williams". The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2012.