Chambers is made to pay

5-27-06

Banned sprinter Dwain Chambers has been told he must pay back the money he won when competing on steroids before he can race again.

The former European 100m champion admitted taking steroids for a year before he finally tested positive in August 2003 and it is thought he amassed around £180,000 in earnings during that 12 month period.

Chambers was banned for two years after his positive test but has now served his time away from the sport and was hoping to get back on the track as soon as possible.

But the ruling by the International Association of Athletics Federations means he must pay up before he can return and that looks to have ended any hopes he had of racing against Justin Gatlin and Asafa Powell in Gateshead on June 11.