DWAIN CHAMBERS is set to make a shock return to athletics aged 45 – more than 20 years after his doping ban.
Chambers was suspended for two years in 2003 after testing positive for the steroid THG.
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However, he was back competing for Great Britain in 2006 and went on to enjoy great success, especially indoors where he was crowned world 60m champion.
But now the Daily Mail report the North London sprinter will make his major comeback at the UK Athletics Indoor Championships in February.
Dad-of-two Chambers ran an impressive 6.81sec to break the over-45s 60m world record at Lee Valley earlier this month.
And the self-described ‘Benjamin Button’ plans to compete over the same distance at the flagship UK meeting in Birmingham.
That could see him go up against athletes literally half his age.
Gladiators star Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, ex-60m world champ Richard Kilty, reigning British champion Reece Prescod and 100m world semi-finalist Eugene Amo-Dadzie may also feature.
And should Chambers take to the start line, it would cap off an incredible return to top-level athletics.
The former 100m world bronze medallist in 1999, who won 4 x 100m European gold, has not featured at the Indoor Championships for four years and failed to get through outdoor 100m heats in both 2021 and 2022.
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Chambers saw his European 100m gold medal and record 9.87sec time nullified by his drugs ban but stepped back into competition briefly in 2006.
He then had ventures into both American Football and rugby league before turning his attention largely to the 60m distance – although he did race against Usain Bolt at London 2012.
Five-time national indoor winner Chambers’ 6.42sec time from 2009 remains the British record.
Chambers is also a coach at his academy at Lee Valley as he prepares for his shock comeback after a decade away from representing Great Britain on the international stage.
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