Dwain Chambers has lost his case

[Oneeyedvic]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/athle tics/7503792.stm

British sprinter Dwain Chambers will not be able to run at the Olympics after he lost his attempt to overturn his lifetime ban.

The 30-year-old took his case to secure an injunction against the British Olympic Association by-law to the High Court, but the ruling went against him.

Under BOA rules, the sprinter was banned from future Games after testing positive for the steroid THG in 2003.

Chambers had argued that the ban was an unfair restraint of trade.

But Mr Justice Mackay refused to grant an injunction to temporarily suspend the lifetime ban before a full hearing in March next year.

In his summing up, Mr Mackay said Chambers' right to work was not a good enough reason to overturn the ban.

Good result - drugs will not be tolerated

or

Bad Result - he has made mistakes, been banned but a lifetime ban is too long.

[Theland1]

you're getting better ......

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...keep taking the drugs... oops...

[Catron]

For once we in this country are ahead of the battle against cheats in the sport. If others in this country see that drugs will not be tolerated, they are less likely to go down that road themselves. It is time all countries took the stand against drugs that we do, not dilute our standards just because other countries are not as rigid against drugs as we are.

[raysparx1]

He could set himself up as a self employed cleaner,

Dwain Cleaner, the quick way to clean your Dwains.

[Theland1]

Ray - Are you taking something at the moment?
You're quick today!

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Nice idea Catron... unfortunately, the pressure on individual athletes... from coaches, team selectors and sponsors to shave off that '0.02 of a second' will mean some athletes - and their coaches - will do whatever it takes... whatever the risks...

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Having said that ^^^ Chambers is still a twot...

[Theland1]

What commercial endorsements can he now look forward to?
Athletes foot cream perhaps?

[raysparx1]

would be great if athletics was drug free, but with threwards so high, it will never be free of them, All countries must make a stand, but meadls however they are won is what they all strive for, sad but true.

Theland, me on something? not today, but thanks for the offer. :-)

[Theland1]

This haemorrhoid cream aint too bad. Doesn't make me run fast though.

[Catron]

Maybe snagged - but there are going to be far less who are prepared to take those risks with the tough stance of a lifetime ban for getting caught. And that is as it should be. Doing what you can to eliminate cheating in any sport is right and proper regardless of whether there are those who will still cheat anyway.

[Theland1]

They could take a load of laxatives and then run for the toilet at the end of the track.

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''there are going to be far less who are prepared to take those risks with the tough stance of a lifetime ban for getting caught.''

Hmmm... doesn't seem to work for 80% of the riders in The Tour De France...

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Sorry - a bit flippant of me there ^^^ but you get my drift...

[Catron]

Not sure why you are arguing against that statement snagged.The BOA are clearly more stringent against cheating that the organisers of the tour de france - and I would question your 80% anyway.

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As I said... a flippant comment by me... of course I see your point... maybe I'm just a cynic... there will always be individual athletes who are prepared to take the risks... regardless of the possible fines/bans imposed...

Incidentally... Ben Johnson received a lifetime ban in '93 I believe... and is now coaching young runners!

Is that right?!

[raysparx1]

You cannot put all the blame on the athletes, who is developing these drugs? they also need to clamp down on the laboratories that are trying to get the formula right so that it cannot be detected in the system, and at the moment they are winning, unless you are in a gym for about 15 hours per day every day of the year it is virtually impossible to attain a physique like the one Chambers has without some sort of help.

[persianlady]

Chambers knew what the penalty was if he got caught. I dont know how he has got the cheek to show his cheating face in public anyhow. The man has no shame.

[sp1814]

Steve.5

Why, why, why, why must you always play the race card in your posts.

Every single time.

It's beyond dull.