Jul 3, 2008, 12:19 GMT
London - British sprinter Dwain Chambers launched a court appeal Thursday against the British Olympic Association (BOA) in an attempt to be allowed to run in the Olympics.
The athlete's lawyers filed court papers appealed against a BOA bylaw which bans drugs offenders from competing for Britain at the Games.
The former European 100-metre champion is hoping the case will be heard by London's High Court before the British Olympic trials start on July 11.
Chambers, who was banned for two years after testing positive for steroids in 2003, is appealing on the basis that the BOA bylaw is an unreasonable restraint of trade.
The BOA's bylaw imposes life bans on any athlete with a doping history representing Britain at the Olympics.
Chambers hopes to compete at next month's Olympics in Beijing. He ran the fastest 100 metres by a British athlete this year when he recorded 10.05 seconds in Sofia on Monday.
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Wrong!Jul 3rd, 2008 - 20:20:47
That means any athlete with a doping history CAN represent Britain at the Olympics. LOL!
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Wrong!Jul 3rd, 2008 - 20:20:47
That means any athlete with a doping history CAN represent Britain at the Olympics. LOL!
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