Athletics: Chambers eyes Olympic return.DWAIN CHAMBERS has revealed he still hopes to be allowed to run at the 2012 Olympics on the day he welcomed the news he could be invited to compete in Berlin's Golden League meeting. Chambers lost his bid to be allowed to compete at the Beijing Olympics last year after going to the High Court and has suggested he would not take on British Olympic Association The British Olympic Association (BOA) is responsible for the United Kingdom's participation in the Olympic Games. It was formed on 24 May 1905 by the House of Commons. The first chairman of the association was Lord Desborough. again. The BOA take a hard-line stance against drug offenders and Chambers is banned from the Olympic team after testing positive for the designer steroid tetrahydrogestrinone (THG THG Tom's Hardware GuideTHG Tetrahydrogestrinone THG Third Harmonic Generation (laser physics) THG The Humble Guys (hacker group) THG The Holmes Group ) in 2003, which resulted in a two-year suspension. However, speaking at the launch of his autobiography autobiography: see biography. autobiography Biography of oneself narrated by oneself. Little autobiographical literature exists from antiquity and the Middle Ages; with a handful of exceptions, the form begins to appear only in the 15th century. , he admitted he wants to run at the Games in London in three years' time, saying: "I would like to get to 2012, the Olympics is important to this country. "There are people inspired by what I do and if I can get there I am doing my part for people who stand up for themselves and believe in their dream." Gerhard Janetzky, head of the Berlin event which will start the Golden League series on June 14, said Chambers should be allowed to compete. "I think there should be no ban on athletes doing their profession. This discrimination disturbs me," Janetzky said. CAPTION(S): LONDON HOPE: Chambers |
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