'Decision to overrule life ban correct'

A ruling that would allow British drug offenders Dwain Chambers and David Millar to compete in the London Olympics is the right one, and sends a “strong and powerful statement” regarding the World Anti-Doping Agency’s authority, the chief executive of the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said.

A ruling that would allow British drug offenders Dwain Chambers and David Millar to compete in the London Olympics is the right one, and sends a “strong and powerful statement” regarding the World Anti-Doping Agency’s authority, the chief executive of the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said.

Sprinter Chambers and cyclist Miller will be cleared to compete in this year’s Games when the Court of Arbitration (CAS) overrules a British Olympic life ban on doping offenders, a source with knowledge of the ruling said on Sunday.

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CAS was to announce later on Monday that the British Olympic Association (BOA) lifetime ban does not comply with WADA’s global code, which provides for a two-year suspension for first-time offenders.