Armitage's ban had been reduced from 12 weeks to eight on account of what Blackett described as "his remorse, his letter of apology to the doping control officer and his relatively good record".
It scheduled various witnesses to appear at the hearing held earlier today, including Pro Football Hall of Fame member Dick Butkus, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency Chief Science Officer Larry Bowers, and National Institutes of Health Deputy Director Lawrence Tabak.
Dr. DON CATLIN (Executive Officer, Anti-Doping Research Institute in Los Angeles): The fact that we're making solid progress is very, very exciting to me.