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Summary Dwain Chambers was banned for two years after testing positive for the anabolic steroid THG in 2004
Dwain Chambers lawyer accused the British Olympic Association (BOA) of colonial arrogance after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled their lifetime ban on drugs cheats contravened the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) code.CASs decision gave the green light to the likes of sprinter Chambers and cyclist David Millar, previously guilty of doping offences, to take part in the upcoming London Olympics should they be selected.Siza Agha, Chamberss lawyer, reacted to Mondays ruling by the Lausanne-based CAS by turning on the BOA, saying: What we have received has been a crude and defiant display fuelled by misguided statements such as We have standards and the rest of the world doesnt.It has in my view been an exposure of colonial arrogance that even the most extreme and blinkered should have realised could only serve to marginalise British opinion on the international stage.Agha added: Having not been party to the CAS case, Dwain and I will now need to take time to digest and consider the reasoning behind the decision.Former European 100m champion Chambers, who won 60m bronze in this years world indoor event in Istanbul last month, was banned for two years after testing positive for the anabolic steroid THG in 2004.Chambers was prevented from competing at the Beijing Olympics but will now be eligible for selection for the British team at the London 2012 Games.
