The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) said that it would decide whether a revealing book by British sprinter Dwain Chambers, who was banned for his doping issues, brought disrepute conditions for the sports area. The IAAF council said this in a meeting held in the month of March in Berlin, which is the site of this year’s world athletics championships.

Chambers recently published his autobiography in which he gave detailed information about his extensive use of banned substances. He became the first high-profile offender of the BALCO doping lab scandal when he tested positive for previously undetectable steroid THG in 2003. However, the 30-year-old sprinter successfully returned to the track after two-year suspension and won the European indoor sprint title earlier this month.

IAAF spokesman Nick Davies said, “We have asked our legal experts to look at this book and whether it brings the sport into disrepute.” He also added, “If indeed it does then this matter will be dealt with at the council meeting.”

From Reuters:

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) will decide this week whether a revealing book by British sprinter Dwain Chambers, banned in the past for doping, has brought the sport into disrepute.

The IAAF council is meeting on March 21-22 in Berlin, site of this year’s world athletics championships in August.

Chambers, the first high-profile offender in the BALCO doping lab scandal when he tested positive in 2003 for the previously undetectable steroid THG, recently published his autobiography, detailing his extensive use of banned substances.

The 30-year-old has successfully returned to competition after a two-year ban, winning the European indoor sprint title earlier this month.

“We have asked our legal experts to look at this book and whether it brings the sport into disrepute,” IAAF spokesman Nick Davies said.

“If indeed it does then this matter will be dealt with at the council meeting,” added Davies.

In his autobiography “Race Against Me”, Chambers speaks openly about doping and the effect on his health as well as his performance.

Chambers in his autobiography “Race Against Me,” spoke openly and clearly about his usage of steroid and its effect on his health and performance. “Barely four months into my ‘programme’ to become the fastest man in the world and I was on drugs nearly every day. At this point I was practically a walking junkie. I was on the lot and the sophisticated modern-day tests detected nothing,” he says.

Chambers further added, “On Christmas Day, as I sat in the bathroom with ‘The Clear’ (THG), I realized I had been taking drugs – more than 300 different concoctions — for 12 months. A year on the programme cost $30,000.”

However, the sprinter’s return is welcomed by various major European organizations. Berlin’s Golden League organizers said that he was welcome to compete in their prestigious June event. But it seems that IAAF wants to extend the suspension penalty. The revised doping code that will come into effect by this year has a two-year ban for the first-time offenders and may be lifetime suspension for second time cheaters.

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