KINGSTON, Jamaica CMC – Four Jamaican athletes will have to wait until tomorrow to know their fate, as the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission continue to mull over evidence in the drugs scandal which has rocked the track & field fraternity here in recent weeks. The quartet of Yohan Blake, Lansford Spence, Marvin Anderson and Allodin Fothergill, tested positive for a banned substance and are awaiting a decision by JADCO’s Disciplinary Panel to see whether they will participate in the World Championships in Berlin later this month.

Commonwealth Games 100 metres champion Sheri-Ann Brooks was initially named among the offending athletes but was cleared because of “an irregularity”.

On Friday, the athletes met with JADCO’s Disciplinary Panel for the second time this week.

“We have finished the deliberation now we just need to make a determination,” said Kent Gammon, chairman of JADCO’s Disciplinary Panel.

“We are in the process now of reviewing our notes and the panel will have a decision within the next 48 to 72 hours maximum (Monday).”

He said they are also awaiting closing arguments from the athletes’ counsel and JADCO representatives.

A fortnight ago, JADCO announced that the five athletes had returned Adverse Analytical Findings (AFF) in samples taken at the National trials in June this year.

They tested positive for the same drug, a minor substance and not an anabolic steroid and as a result, could escape with a reprimand if they provide a valid explanation.

All five athletes had been named in Jamaica’s squad for the World Championships which run from August 15 to 23 in Berlin.

With JADCO’s decision pending the athletes will not have time to join Jamaica’s pre-World Championships camp, which ends on Tuesday in Nuremberg.

Regardless of the decision handed down, Anderson is expected to miss the event because of injury.

Track & field’s world governing body, the IAAF, said they were monitoring the situation here.

“We are supervising the process to ensure that IAAF rules are followed correctly and still await the full findings for all athletes,” said Director of Communications, Nick Davies.

The positive tests captured headlines worldwide and forced the intervention of the country’s Prime Minister Bruce Golding who met with local officials to discuss the situation.