Former world 100 metre record holder Asafa Powell confirmed on Sunday that he had failed a drugs test which will keep him out of the upcoming World Championships in Moscow. <img alt="Asafa Powell" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/jul/Asafa-Powell_1.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 439px;" /> Asafa Powell. Pic/Getty Images Jamaican star Powell was the second leading sprinter on Sunday to fail a dope test following America&rsquo;s former world champion Tyson Gay. &ldquo;I will confirm that a sample I gave at the National Trials in June has returned &lsquo;adverse findings&rsquo;,&rdquo; said the 30-year-old Powell in a statement released on his Twitter account. &ldquo;The substance oxilofrine was found, which is considered by the authorities to be a banned stimulant.&rdquo;u00a0The failed test means Powell is out of the Worlds which will take place in Moscow between August 10-18. Powell went on to vehemently deny he had ever knowingly taken any illegal performance-enhancing drugs.u00a0&ldquo;I want to be clear...that I have never knowingly or wilfully taken any supplements or substances that break any rules,&rdquo; Powell wrote. &ldquo;I am not now nor have I ever been a cheat.&rdquo; He added: &ldquo;This finding fully negates any possibility of me being a part of Jamaica&rsquo;s contingent of athletes competing at the World Championships in Moscow later this summer. &ldquo;I have accepted the consequences that come with this finding &mdash; after all there is only one Asafa Powell.&rdquo;u00a0Powell, who runs for the MVP Track and Field Club, said he has been in contact with both anti-doping agencies and law enforcement officials about the matter. He did not go into detail about what role law enforcement is taking.u00a0&ldquo;We are co-operating with the relevant agencies and law enforcement authorities to discover how the substance got into my system,&rdquo; said Powell, who held the 100 metre world record between June 2005 and May 2008.u00a0

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