Powell accepts taking new products before Anti-Doping Commission

Former 100m world record holder Asafa Powell, who tested positive for the banned stimulant oxilofrine last June, has told the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission that he did not inform anti-doping officials about most of the supplements he was taking because the products were new and he couldn't remember their names.

Powell said he was unaware of the World Anti-Doping Agency rules during the hearing into his failed drug test.

The 31-year-old sprinter testified on Tuesday before a disciplinary panel.

Over two days of hearings, at least, Powell and his attorneys will try to explain why he tested positive for the banned stimulant oxilofrone, Sport24 reports.

Powell's former teammate, Sherone Simpson, also tested positive for the same stimulant at the sprinting powerhouse's national trials in June.

Powell, Simpson and their agent have blamed a newly-hired trainer who provided the sprinters with supplements.