Chambers Lays Down the Law ; Now a Judge Must Decide If Drug Cheat Dwain Can Take His Place at the Beijing Olympics

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DWAIN Anthony Chambers ran strongly, confidently and successfully through a raw and blustery Birmingham evening. And British athletics was plunged into bitterness and chaos in the space of 10 seconds flat.

By winning the 100metres at the British Olympic Trials, Chambers struck the blow which the British Olympic Association had dreaded. Now there was no irrefutable sporting reason for denying him a place in the Olympic team. Now the entire matter would be decided by Justice Colin Mackay, sitting in the High Court on Wednesday.

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Chambers Lays Down the Law ; Now a Judge Must Decide If Drug Cheat Dwain Can Take His Place at the Beijing Olympics

Chambers' lawyers will seek to gain an injunction against the BOA by-law which prevents athletes who have committed a serious drugs offence competing for Britain at any future Olympics. And offences come scarcely more serious than that whi...

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