Today the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) published its ruling that the British Olympic Association's (BOA) controversial bylaw, which bans convicted drugs cheats for life, is incompatible with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) code.

A number of Britain's athletes supported the law, which meant Chambers (pictured below), originally banned for two years in 2003 after testing positive for a cocktail of anabolic steroids, could not compete in future Olympics.

He launched a legal challenge in 2008 in a bid to compete in Beijing for Britain, which failed, but it seems as though he will finally have the chance to return to the Games now.

Chambers can now compete in the 100m and also may join the 4x100m relay team, which Jarrett would welcome.

"If Chambers makes [it] we have a strong team, a very strong team," Jarrett (pictured top) said.

The CAS ruling comes after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) last year lost a battle at CAS over their Rule 45, also known as the "Osaka Rule", which banned convicted drugs cheats from the subsequent Games, ruling in favour of American 400m Beijing gold medallist LaShawn Merritt – who can now compete in London.


"I think if you are going to have someone like Justin Gatlin in the Games it is unfair for Dwain [not to be]," Jarrett said.

Gatlin won 100m gold in Athens eight years ago but served a doping suspension between 2006 and 2010.

Jarrett did say that he thought the BOA's bylaw was justified, but insisted that if athletes from other countries who failed drugs tests could compete at the Olympics, it was not fair for their British counterparts not to.

"I think our rule is right as I think we need a deterrent in the sport," he said.

"We need a deterrent but right now I think it is unfair for Dwain if other athletes who have cheated [can go]."

Also celebrating today's ruling will be cyclist David Millar, banned for two years in 2004 after he said he had taken a banned drug, Erythropoietin.

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