BOA altered rules in order to prevent appearing of Dwain Chambers at 2012 Olympics

The British runner Dwain Chambers, who successfully served his 2-year suspension for usage of anabolic steroids, was chosen to be the representative of Great Britain in the 2012 Olympic Games.
Chambers troubles about the way to represent the native country. As for the British Olympic Association (BOA), they don’t desire to see him participating in the Olympic Games. Certain former British Olympians don’t support the steroid user as well.
The British sprinter administered the steroid tetrahydrogestrinone (THG) elaborated by Patrick Arnold. After Don Catlin elaborated a method that could disclose intake of THG, Chambers tested positive for this steroid. It was on November 7, 2003.
Undoubtedly, application of the steroid spoiled his reputation. When he tried to come back to professional sports, the BOA made the decision to alter the laws in order to prevent appearing of Dwain Chambers in the 2012 Summer Olympics. The BOA has established the rules which ban steroid users from Olympics for life-time.
Establishing this rule, the BOA violated the doping code of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). This situation resulted in many disputes and news.
The case was even examined in the Court of Arbitration for Sports. The chairman of the BOA Loyd Moynihan put great efforts in order to prevent appearing of Dwain Chambers or other consumers of steroids at Olympics. Such former Olympians, as Sebastian Coe and Daley Thompson, loudly supported efforts of the BOA.
 Daley Thompson claimed that Britain should not compromise. He noted that Britain should not listen to the rest of the world that don’t desire to have high standards in sports. The Court of Arbitration for Sports acted on behalf of the WADA. Dwain Chambers was allowed to be the representative of Britain at the 2012 London Olympics. This case turned out to be an open door for other athletes that have served their suspensions to take part in Olympics.
The cyclist David Millar and the shot-putter Carl Myerscough that have served their bans for steroid use will compete at the 2012 London Olympics as well.
Despites wasting much time to keep former steroid users from Olympics, the BOA ultimately claimed that not only the sprinter Dwain chambers but also Millar, Myerscough or any other athlete that has served a suspension successfully may compete at Olympics. Andy Hunt, the CEO of the BOA, has claimed that any sportsperson is treated the same way.