30 January 2008
Chambers wins backing for return
(from BBC Sport)
Dwain Chambers is eligible to challenge for a place in Britain's World Indoor Championships team, according to world athletics governing body the IAAF. Chambers, 29, has been preparing for a second return to competition after a two-year ban for drug offences.
UK Athletics insists he will not be allowed to run as he has not undergone a drugs test since November 2006. But the IAAF says his comeback meets their requirements, as they have not been notified of any formal retirement.
The sprinter tested positive for the steroid THG in 2003 but returned to help Britain to 4x100m gold at the 2006 European championships. He is targeting another comeback after his American football career ended. Chambers is planning to achieve the 60m qualifying standard of 6.90 seconds at the Birmingham Games on Saturday.
But UKA says he was removed from the testing programme in the belief that he had retired, and it has banned him from trials in Sheffield next month for the World Indoor Championship in Valencia from 7-9 March. If Chambers was to compete in Sheffield and went on to win the final in the world qualifying time of 6.65 seconds, he should theoretically be included in the Great Britain team. From an anti-doping rules perspective he is fine to continue
IAAF anti-doping manager Chris Butler
UKA chief executive Niels de Vos said: "It is only fair that, should Dwain want to return, he too should undergo the same rigorous process for a period of time prior to competing against these athletes. "The IAAF indicates a 12-month period of testing before a retired athlete is allowed to return. "A 12-month period of random, out-of-competition testing is the absolute minimum I would find acceptable before giving any consideration to facilitating Dwain Chambers' return to competitive international athletics."
However, IAAF medical and anti-doping manager Chris Butler said the athlete was free to compete "unless there is a retirement form on file at UKA which has not been passed on to the IAAF". "From an anti-doping rules perspective he is fine to continue," he said.
"The rule is in place to stop athletes claiming retirement and refusing drug testing and then coming back later."
My view:
I am disgusted with this man, his attitude and failures. And to think that he and I went to the same secondary school albeit a couple of years after me.
Dwain Chambers is eligible to challenge for a place in Britain's World Indoor Championships team, according to world athletics governing body the IAAF. Chambers, 29, has been preparing for a second return to competition after a two-year ban for drug offences.
UK Athletics insists he will not be allowed to run as he has not undergone a drugs test since November 2006. But the IAAF says his comeback meets their requirements, as they have not been notified of any formal retirement.
The sprinter tested positive for the steroid THG in 2003 but returned to help Britain to 4x100m gold at the 2006 European championships. He is targeting another comeback after his American football career ended. Chambers is planning to achieve the 60m qualifying standard of 6.90 seconds at the Birmingham Games on Saturday.
But UKA says he was removed from the testing programme in the belief that he had retired, and it has banned him from trials in Sheffield next month for the World Indoor Championship in Valencia from 7-9 March. If Chambers was to compete in Sheffield and went on to win the final in the world qualifying time of 6.65 seconds, he should theoretically be included in the Great Britain team. From an anti-doping rules perspective he is fine to continue
IAAF anti-doping manager Chris Butler
UKA chief executive Niels de Vos said: "It is only fair that, should Dwain want to return, he too should undergo the same rigorous process for a period of time prior to competing against these athletes. "The IAAF indicates a 12-month period of testing before a retired athlete is allowed to return. "A 12-month period of random, out-of-competition testing is the absolute minimum I would find acceptable before giving any consideration to facilitating Dwain Chambers' return to competitive international athletics."
However, IAAF medical and anti-doping manager Chris Butler said the athlete was free to compete "unless there is a retirement form on file at UKA which has not been passed on to the IAAF". "From an anti-doping rules perspective he is fine to continue," he said.
"The rule is in place to stop athletes claiming retirement and refusing drug testing and then coming back later."
My view:
I am disgusted with this man, his attitude and failures. And to think that he and I went to the same secondary school albeit a couple of years after me.
2008: Been a bit slack with my blog.
Ekk, I hadn’t posted anything since 12th December what a slacker I have become. That and there wasn’t much to report.
I have not been on by handbike for a rather long time, mostly because there is a large crack in the front fork and I don’t feel comfortable using it on the streets of North London as I think it will have a terminal breakdown while I am at the furthest point from home and with no chance of getting home with assistance.
I have talked to Invacare and GBL Wheelchair Services about replacing the whole front end for the newer version from Top End and should be hearing back from them soon (sooner the better for me) and it won’t cost me a Kings ransom to do.
Christmas was a good time. Much merriment and joyousness was had by all.
I’ve been having some problems with the facilities at home. I have a water leak in my bathroom which had been going on since August 2007 and the landlords have been dragging their heels in getting someone in to fix it. Well January 7th some contractors turned up and lifted up the tiles and floor to replace some drainage pipe and the leaking pipes from the central heating replaced the floor and re-concreted the area. So far so good but hidden behind the wall was a leaking pipe going to the shower unit. Well the builders of the apartment building had a gem of an idea and covered ALL the water pipes for the shower and central heating in concrete and with the walls so any repair is a MAJOR task.
I now have been without the use of the shower area (as there are no floor tiles) for 4 weeks and the contractors are not due in until next week to repair and replace the bathroom. So I have to drive up to my parent’s house for a good shower.
Now all I want is a rent rebate for the inconvenience and masses of phone calls I have had to make to move the sloth of a housing association I am with.
I have not been on by handbike for a rather long time, mostly because there is a large crack in the front fork and I don’t feel comfortable using it on the streets of North London as I think it will have a terminal breakdown while I am at the furthest point from home and with no chance of getting home with assistance.
I have talked to Invacare and GBL Wheelchair Services about replacing the whole front end for the newer version from Top End and should be hearing back from them soon (sooner the better for me) and it won’t cost me a Kings ransom to do.
Christmas was a good time. Much merriment and joyousness was had by all.
I’ve been having some problems with the facilities at home. I have a water leak in my bathroom which had been going on since August 2007 and the landlords have been dragging their heels in getting someone in to fix it. Well January 7th some contractors turned up and lifted up the tiles and floor to replace some drainage pipe and the leaking pipes from the central heating replaced the floor and re-concreted the area. So far so good but hidden behind the wall was a leaking pipe going to the shower unit. Well the builders of the apartment building had a gem of an idea and covered ALL the water pipes for the shower and central heating in concrete and with the walls so any repair is a MAJOR task.
I now have been without the use of the shower area (as there are no floor tiles) for 4 weeks and the contractors are not due in until next week to repair and replace the bathroom. So I have to drive up to my parent’s house for a good shower.
Now all I want is a rent rebate for the inconvenience and masses of phone calls I have had to make to move the sloth of a housing association I am with.
