Lord Coe stands firm against Dwain Chambers

By Tom Knight Dwain Chambers officially launched his legal challenge to his Olympic ban yesterday as Lord Coe added his weight to the campaign to keep the controversial sprinter out of the British team for Beijing. With Chambers' attempt to overthrow the British Olympic Association byelaw that bans for life serious drug cheats from representing this country at the Games expected to be heard in the High Court next week, Coe threw his weight behind the BOA's right to "protect the integrity of the sport". Coe said: "I don't think that should be challenged. I've heard for far too many years that the primary concern is for the athlete. Actually it's not. The primary concern is the well-being of the sport. If you don't have that, the athletes can go home. "What you are doing with this bye-law is protecting the 99 per cent of... [read full story]