Shelby Houlihan’s name has been taken off the updated start lists for the U.S. Olympic trials, meaning the American record holder does not have a place in the 1500 or 5000 meter preliminaries Friday.
Houlihan was handed a four-year ban for testing positive for trace amounts of the performance enhancer nandrolone. She says the substance entered her system after she ate a burrito. There are several examples of tainted meats causing positive tests.
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USA Track & Field initially said Houlihan would be allowed to run until all her appeals were exhausted.