London 2012: Steve Redgrave regrets Olympic drug ban ruling

[lfc4life]

Five-time Olympic champion Sir Steve Redgrave has described the ruling that the British Olympic Association must lift its lifetime bans for drug cheats as "absolutely ridiculous".

"I'm very disappointed," BOA vice-president Redgrave told BBC Sport.

"It's drug cheats making our selection policy. It's absolutely ridiculous."

The BOA had been locked in a lengthy legal battle with Wada over what it said was its right to continue imposing lifetime Olympic bans on British athletes, even after they had served suspensions.

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Cheats should never prosper

[johnboy1974]

I think it's a good thing that someone can see the error of their ways and come back with positive outlook for themselves and their country.

[the man]

well thats whats wrong with sport ,
Steve was on hgh/igf etc , his wife was the team DR.

LOL hypocrites .

[Snowy79]

Surely a way arund the cheats would be to ensure they don't get any funding.

[zee24]

Well im one for forgiving someone for making a mistake, if they are truely sorry and are putting the wrong right.

[the man]

Well I'm one for forgiving someone for making a mistake, if they are truely sorry and are putting the wrong right.

there only sorry to get caught
now there ooc tetting for hgh , so if they look into Longitudinal Testing there old stored tests , you be schoked who
90%+ of your sporting heros used one way of a nother .

[lfc4life]

cheats are cheats .... ths sends out a bad message !

[g11]

It's clearly worth the risk.

[lfc4life]

well cutting funding does not matter cause from what i heard chambers funding got stopped when he got banned! And has not had any lottery funding for 7 years i think but he is still the faster 100m runner we have !!! :O