The 34-year-old will make his initial bid for a national team
spot despite only pushing a sled for a "handful of days",
according to the U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation.
Gay was suspended from athletics for a year after testing
positive for a banned substance in 2013, and was stripped of his
4x100 meters relay silver medal from the London Games.
The 2007 triple world champion was part of the 4x100 relay team
that was disqualified in the final at this year's Rio Games.
Fellow sprinter Ryan Bailey, who was part of the London relay
team, is also amongst the entrants in the Sept. 21-24 event,
which is mandatory for anyone wanting to try and make the
national team at next month's trials in Lake Placid.
(Reporting by Nivedita Shankar in Bengaluru)
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