This cheat should definitely NOT be selected to represent this country at ANYTHING. Why should he not feel like a leper? He chose to bring the sport and himself into disrepute and is now reaping the consequences. Drugs cheats should be banned from sport for life not just a couple of years.

Anyone with any decency would do all to promote fair sport and encourage yougsters to participate in a decent and honest way. To be seen to be giving in to a drug using cheat is not promoting fair sport. I for one would turn my back if any athlete convicted of cheating were to participate in an event that I attended - the only way I can protest apart from letting my views be known here.

Has he paid the fine yet, has he reimbursed his team mates for their financial loss? Cheats do prosper, it would appear. It is time rules were in place to ensure that there is no return for athletes of either sex who let their sport down and at the same time disgrace themselves. Not a good role model Dwain.

At the moment Dwain has every right to compete in the sport. It doesn’t matter what people’s opinions are on the subject of doping in sport - the fact is he was caught, convicted and served the ban. He has now come back to the sport and proved himself capable of being a top class athlete. If the governing bodies didn’t want him to compete again the ban should have been for longer or even life.

He made a mistake - give the guy a break and lets see what he can do.

Of course there is always the suspicion that once a cheat always a cheat. But let’s face it the athletics rules are totally inept. How is it that they seem to get away with it when failing to turn up for tests - for example Christine Ohorugo ( excuse spelling) - who seems to be acceptable despite her several failures to attend ?
If they want to ban them for life (as they should be) - then change the rules.

He should never be allowed to run for GB again.

He should be allowed to represent this country simply because he has followed the governing body of athletics own rules, and much to their surprise, and everyone elses, has still been able to compete without the unfair advantage of performance enhancing drugs.
We pile expectation on our athletes, moan when they don’t win against countries with programs designed and funded to produce world class athletes, and are prone to complancy when these individuals push themselves too far in order to give us what we want, but can’t be bothered to get off our sofas to achieve.

On one hand we lampoon and tar sportsmen accused of drug usage on the other we idolise and make millionaires of junkies in entertainment industry. We make a role model of junkies in entertainment industry and encourage our youths to follow. Till we use same standard for all drug users, we should let Aghans make money at cost of our future generations

The problem with taking steroids is that they assist the muscle in developing further than they are naturally supposed to. All muscle retains memory and when trained will quickly revert back. From looking at the recent photographs it is clear that this is the case, in my humble opinion he should not be allowed to compete as he has an unfair advantage owing to previous abuse of banned substances

The problem lies with the rules as laid down by the IAAF, not the British Athletics Association. The system advocates a policy of two strikes and you’re out. Preventing chambers from ever running again would not only fall foul of this principle, but it would require a complete rewriting and overhaul of this provision. Is that likely to happen? In the event that this does occur, my fear is that athletes would be caught up in protracted litigation at the court of arbitration in Lausanne arguing that any further impediment (in addition to the sanctions that an athlete has already served) that prevents someone carrying on their work amounts to an excessive and undue restraint of trade - sound familiar!
Where do we go from here then. Longer bans for first time offenders? Again, there is nothing stopping an athlete from arguing that the length of the ban is excessive, but much depends on the type of drug taken and the nature of the positive finding.
That then leaves us with the moral argument. Are we right in treating someone who knowingly and willingly engaged in a calculated doping programme as anything but a cheat and a liar?
It’s a sad state of affairs and until they sort something out, chambers is free to run.

no he should not be chose to represent his country the sleezy idiot!!!

Regarding dwaine chambers, it is very clear that the punishment he recived for his bad conduct, has had a profound effect on him, knowing that he is resticted from his first love & passion,this as moved him to see how bad and shameful his conduct was, and he is now clearly repentent over his actions and will never take such a risk of taking drugs in sport again,he as learn his lesson, and the rest of the sports world & public have been taught a very clear lesson,he is well awere that he can compete in sport without drugs, and will make the country proud to have disiplne the fallen & raise up the great,which he will be if givin the fresh chance to compete in the olympic competition,the proof was shown after he easily bettered the 100meters qualifying time for this year’s beijing games of 10.21seconds in germany over the weekend. Yes we have all learnd a lesson from this the diapline by way of punishment have acchived its aim, now lets get back to what being a real sports man is about and reinstate dwain chambers so the sports world can see what briton is made of.

It all depends on your point of view:

Morally he should not be allowed to be compete. As previously mentioned the use of performance enhancing drugs have permanent effects on the body which give an unfair advantage even though he may be clean now.

Technically he should be allowed to compete. He has served his ban. The real point here is that the orginal ban was inadequate, but in fairness to Dwayne Chamber he should not be blamed for that. If he had been given a permanent ban he would no doubt be accross the pond in an American Football squad probably earning massive sums of cash right now. The fact is he loves athletics, depsite the mistakes he has made, and so reasonably wanted to compete again once his 2 year ban was up.

It is really UK athletics who have been woefully inadequate. Once a punishment has been set they should not be allowed to change it.

He should never be allowed to compete again! He had a fantastic opporunity to test himself on the world stage against the best in the world and had to cheat to do it. There’s other people who deserve it more than him, people who have worked hard for it. He made the decision to take drugs, he must pay the price, he knew he would get a ban if and when he was caught and that didnt stop him. People who have a drinking problem but stop drinking are still alcoholics, he’s still a cheater.

Dwain Chambers new he was cheating, knew he was a disgrace to his fellow athletes and knew that when he won a race he was actually stealing prize money from his competitors. If the ban is overturned it will just enhance the stupid, easy on the offender, slap on the wrist way that British law in general seems to be following. Just for once the BOA can take a lead and say “Enough”.
DC can then cry as much as he likes but it is HIS own fault. HE cheated, no-one forced him to. He made his bed and now he must lie in it.
The arguments against his ban just don’t wash, they rely on technicalities, just like our feeble justice system. The BOA should stand by their beliefs and ignore the ruling if it is overturned.

Once a cheat always a cheat a leapord does not change its spots.

If you get a criminal record there are many employers that won’t touch you (E.G. financial services). I don’t want him representing my country and I think the life ban should be upheld with regards to Olympics.

Regardless of the rights and wrongs of the ban, the appeal by Chamber is totally misguided. How can anyone who is so blatantly in the wrong want to compete in an event where he would be treated like a pariah.