Iaaf Will Not Act On Chambers’ Book
British sprinter Dwain Chambers has escaped punishment over his controversial autobiography from the International Association of Athletics Federations.
The book detailed the doping programme that earned him a two-year ban leading to the IAAF launching an investigation to find out if Chambers’ book had brought the sport into disrepute.
Said IAAF general secretary Pierre Weiss: ‘There is no reason for us to take any action against the book or against Chambers. If other people feel they were attacked it’s in their hands to do something.’
Chambers tested positive for the banned substance THG in 2003 and served a two-year suspension.
The 30-year-old’s return to athletics has been dogged by controversy and the sprinter has been largely frozen out of the sport since returning from his ban.
As a result he has found it almost impossible to repay the money he earned while taking illegal performance-enhancing substances in 2002 and 2003, though he did claim the European indoor 60m title earlier in March.
