She had failed to make herself available for anti-doping tests
The USOPC chief's comments rang hollow for hammer thrower Berry, who was given a dressing down by US officials last year for protesting against racial injustice during a medal ceremony last year
He won the 1955 Amateur Athletic Union 100-yard dash and went on to defend the title the next year. 1956 turned out to be his most successful year with his triple gold haul at the Melbourne Olympics. He won the 100m and 200m events and helped the American team to gold in the 4x100m relay.
With the world closed down and international travel not allowed in many countries amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the two greatest marathon runners will form part of the teams that will compete in the relay race together with Uganda's world 10,000m champion Joshua Cheptegei and New York marathon champion Geoffrey Kamworor, reports Xinhua news agency.
"Back on Track" will bring together professional athletes, including two-time Olympic javelin champion and world record holder Barbora Spotakova, alongside kids at 173 venues across the Czech Republic
It is the first time in the event's 124-year history that the race, the longest-running major annual marathon in the world, won't be held
The world 800m record holder twisted his left ankle at his rural home in Kilgoris, western Kenya
The 86-year-old is charged with giving and receiving bribes, breach of trust and organised money laundering and is facing a potential 10-year prison sentence