The BOA revealed last week they were resigned to defeat in their battle to keep a bylaw which has allowed them to ban any drug cheats from competing at a future Olympics for life since 1992.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) insist the by-law is “non-compliant” with their global charter on anti-doping, which states an athlete found guilty of taking a prohibited substance should be given a two-year ban.
CAS heard arguments from both sides at a hearing in London last month and they confirmed in a statement on Friday afternoon that a verdict will be announced at 3pm BST on Monday.
“In the arbitration between the British Olympic Association (BOA) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the CAS will issue its decision on Monday, 30 April 2012 at 4.00pm (Swiss time),” the statement read.
“A media release and the arbitral award with the grounds will be published on the CAS website at such time.
“The BOA filed an appeal following WADA’s determination that a BOA’s bylaw providing that any British athlete ‘who has been found guilty of a doping offence… shall not… thereafter be eligible for consideration as a member of a Team GB… in relation to any Olympic Games’ was non-compliant with the world anti-doping code.”
He is expected to feature in at least the sprint relays in London if the BOA loses its case against Wada, which says the BOA's by-law goes beyond the sanctions for drugs offences agreed under the Wada code.
However, Chambers will still have to finish first or second at the GB trials on the weekend of 23-24 June to get an automatic place in Team GB.
The news that the BOA expects to lose its case has been met with disappointment by leading British figures in the Olympic movement, such as London 2012 chairman Lord Coe and four-time gold medallist Sir Chris Hoy .
"My position on this is well known," said Coe. "I think it is right for sporting organisations to have the autonomy to decide who they want to see in their teams."
Hoy said it would be "sad if we have to fall in line with the rest of the world".
Former Olympic triple-jump champion Jonathan Edwards - who won gold at the Sydney Games 12 years ago and is now a member of the London 2012 board - does not agree with Coe and Hoy, claiming a lifetime ban is too harsh.
"Athletes should get a second chance. I wouldn't personally support a lifetime ban," said Edwards.
No comments:
Post a Comment