COLORADO SPRINGS, July 16: The US Anti-Doping Agency slapped disgraced ex-track coach Trevor Graham with a lifetime ban on Tuesday for his part in helping athletes acquire and take illegal steroids.

The ban prohibits Graham from coaching or participating in any competition or activity organized by the United States Olympic Committee, USA Track and Field, the International Association of Athletics Federations or any other group that participates in the World Anti-Doping Agency Program.

Graham was convicted in May of one count of lying to federal investigators for his role in the Bay Area Laboratory Cooperative (BALCO scandal).

He still is awaiting sentencing and has asked a judge to dismiss the conviction.—AFP