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Lead Stories: Wednesday, December 3, 2008

IAAF Investigations Into Jones Sactions Ongoing

Posted October 14th, 2007 at 2:30 PM by Bob Ramsak

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics, Drugs In Sports

IAAF General Secretary Pierre Weiss confirmed today that the sport’s world governing body is investigating what sort of sanctions to impose against disgraced American sprinter Marion Jones.

“What will happen with regards to the money? With regards to the medals? What will happen to the relays? These are good questions,” Weiss said, speaking on the eve of the World Road Running Championships in Udine, Italy.

Last week, Jones admitted to having used THG, a designer steroid that came to light following the Balco scandal in 2003, since 2000, and returned the five medals she won at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.
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Marion Jones’ Fall From Grace Now Officially Complete

Posted October 4th, 2007 at 8:50 PM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics, Drugs In Sports

Disgraced sprinter Marion Jones, winner of 3 gold and 2 bronze medals at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, has finally acknowledged that she took steroids. In a letter to family and friends she admits to taking, beginning in 1999, a designer drug known as “The Clear” or THG (Tetrahydrogestrinone), a powerful anabolic steroid.

She also, according to a report in the Washington Post, “plans to plead guilty tomorrow in New York to two counts of lying to federal agents about her drug use and an unrelated financial matter.” Jones is still, however, insisting upon using the ignorance defense, claiming that she thought she was taking flaxseed oil, a nutritional supplement, even though she “said she noticed changes in how her body felt and how she was able to recover from workouts.”
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Olympic gold medalist Marion Jones admits to steroid use

Posted October 4th, 2007 at 7:50 PM by Martha Jones

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics, Drugs In Sports

According to an article published this evening on WashingtonPost.com:

“Track star Marion Jones has acknowledged using steroids as she prepared for the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney and plans to plead guilty tomorrow in New York to two counts of lying to federal agents about her drug use and an unrelated financial matter, according to a letter Jones sent to close family and friends.”

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Banned track star Dwain Chambers aims for NFL

Posted January 11th, 2007 at 1:43 PM by Jennifer Lipman

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Drugs In Sports

After being banned from track competition in 2003, Dwain Chambers has recently come out with his decision to pursue a career in the NFL, following in the steps of his role model, Renaldo Nehemiah.

Chambers tested positive for THG, a banned anabolic steroid, and was banned from track in October of 2003. The UK 4X100m relay team he ran for also lost their silver medals from the World Championships that same year.
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Powell Equals 100m Record, Co-World Record Holders to Race on July 28

Posted June 11th, 2006 at 7:32 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

With a time of 9.77 seconds at the British Grand Prix on June 11th, Asafa Powell tied the record he originally set last June in Athens. This record is of course also shared with Olympian Justin Gatlin who tied Powell in Qatar on May 12th (In case you missed that click here for details).

Michael Frater of Jamaica finished second followed by Dwain Chambers. This was the first race for Chambers since his two-year suspension for the drug THG.

Although Powell performance was once again spectacular, fans and the running community was unable to see the highly anticipated Gatlin-Powell match-up because of contract issues.

However, stayed tuned for the July 28th London Grand Prix where the two will finally face off in the 100m. This should, barring any setbacks, be the most electrifying race of the summer.

Source: [NY Post]
Picture from: [Herald Sun]

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