Athletics Chambers well inside Olympic mark

Dmac · 06-28-2008, 12:56 PM

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Chambers well inside Olympic mark

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Dwain Chambers has boosted his campaign to reach the Beijing Olympics by twice running inside the Olympic qualifying standard at a meeting in Germany.

The sprinter clocked 10.06 seconds in his 100m final in Biberach, bettering his 10.14 in the afternoon heats - both easily within the Olympic 'A' standard.

The British Olympic Association (BOA) banned Chambers from competing at the Olympics after his two-year drugs ban.

But he has indicated he may challenge the BOA's ruling in the High Court.

Chambers may now decide to proceed with legal action sooner rather than later, having finally reached the Olympic qualifying time.

He has had several attempts at the mark over the last few months, but his previous best for the season was a time of 10.24, set at the Southern Counties Championships earlier in June.

His best time in Germany - eventually rounded down from 10.07 to 10.06 by judges - is 0.15 seconds inside the 'A' standard, and fractionally ahead of the time he achieved when returning from suspension in 2006.

However, the 30-year-old remains prohibited from competing in Beijing this summer.

A BOA by-law prevents athletes who fail doping tests, as Chambers did for banned steroid THG, from representing Team GB at any Olympic Games.

The British Olympic trials take place on 11 July, with the BOA committed to naming its team for Beijing before 20 July, so any appeal has less than a month to succeed.

If he not allowed to go to Beijing it simply shows them being stubborn.

Squibo · 06-28-2008, 01:11 PM

he's still slow
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He used steroids, he was caught and therefore banned. Just because he's suspension is obviously nearly over doesn't mean he should be able to compete in the Olympics. His own fault. we've got enough cheaters as it is and allowing one to compete would make the anti-doping laws look foolish.

Dmac · 06-28-2008, 01:18 PM

No Squibo as you obviously don't understand you shouldn't assume.

His ban his over, they are simply not letting him compete.

Squibo · 06-28-2008, 01:36 PM

He still used steroids in the past but, gives the England athletic team a bad image at the games, as well as the whole sport a bad image.

Dmac · 06-28-2008, 01:45 PM

He did is his time, he ran his punishment.

Squibo · 06-28-2008, 01:54 PM

Yeh OK, but by banning him from competing they can use this case and show future athletes what will happen if they choose to use drugs. (ban them from Olympics regardless). This would most likely result in less cheating in the future which is the ideal outcome for everyone involved in the sport.

Dmac · 06-28-2008, 01:56 PM

He was banned for two years... if that doesn't put people off then they are not gonna be put off.

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