EDITORIAL - Time for deep introspection

KINGSTON, Jamaica - That five more of our athletes - including Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson - tested positive for banned substances is a body blow to Jamaican athletics. It has happened when we are still reeling from the shock of Veronica Campbell-Brown's positive test and the six-year ban of Dominique Blake for a second doping infraction. This, however, is not the time for a pitiful whinging, feeling set upon and/or of being the victim of hidden hands or circumstance. The situation requires deep introspection by the track and field community - associations, clubs, athletes. They must ask themselves hard questions about how they manage their affairs and what is to be done to repair, and ultimately sustain, Jamaica's athletics brand.