BOA look at ban review after Chambers decision
British Olympic chiefs will review their lifetime ban on drugs cheats immediately after the Beijing Games despite winning their court case against Dwain Chambers, right.
The BOA will order a survey of all Olympic athletes for their views on the bylaw after the Games, but the organisation's chairman Lord Moynihan insisted yesterday's ruling enforcing a lifetime Olympic ban on the disgraced sprinter would strengthen their resolve to keep the rule.
Moynihan said: "We will ask the British Athletes Commission, which is independent of us, to undertake a survey on the bylaw after Beijing.
"This verdict has strengthened our resolve that it's the right approach but we also want to make sure we are reflecting the athletes' wishes.
"I don't believe this will change that bylaw but we need to keep it under review."
The sprinter lost his bid to run in Beijing after the High Court refused to grant an injunction temporarily suspending the lifetime ban.
The full article contains 164 words and appears in EP Leeds First & County newspaper.
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Last Updated:
19 July 2008 7:14 AM
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EP Leeds First & County
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