Former dope-cheat Chambers qualifies for world indoor athletics

0 Comments | AFP, February, 2008

SHEFFIELD, England (AFP) — British athletics was plunged into fresh controversy when Dwain Chambers, competing after a doping ban, powered to victory in the 60 metres in a national trial here Sunday.

Chambers, 29, won with a season's best time of 6.55 seconds, a result which should qualify him for a place in next month's World Indoor Championships in Valencia, Spain.

British athletics' governing body, United Kingdom Athletics (UKA), had wanted to stop Chambers running because he has not been in its drugs testing programme since 2006.

UKA's selection policy means it is supposed to pick the race winner to represent Britain at the March 7-9 world indoors, but there is a loophole which could allow it not to pick an athlete in exceptional circumstances.

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