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Chambers facing uncertain future

Dwain Chambers may have played a big part in one of Great Britain's best showings at a World Indoor Championships at the weekend - but his future remains uncertain.

The controversial sprinter, making a comeback after a two-year drugs ban, claimed a silver medal in the 60 metres in Valencia on Friday and now plans to continue his athletics career, but he may find himself with nowhere to run.

Euromeetings - the group of leading European meetings - indicated to their 51 members over the weekend that competitors who have served doping bans of two years or more since 2003 should be excluded from events.

If that happens, Chambers would probably be left with only domestic meetings to test himself.

He is, however, considering launching a legal challenge against a British Olympic Association bylaw banning drug offenders from competing at the Games.

Despite the BOA's insistence they can justify their rule, Chambers' legal team feel they can pull off a victory in a case which could go directly to the High Court rather than through the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

But Chambers, who will be meeting his lawyer Nick Collins this week, still has worries over how he could fund his career without receiving an income from the sport.

He also has to continue repaying the £100,000 debt for prize money earned during the period he was cheating to the International Association of Athletics Federations.

"There may not be a comeback," said Chambers - who won £10,000 for his joint second with Kim Collins, behind Olusoji Fasuba, in Valencia.

"As I said earlier, this is my Olympic Games. I have my medal; I'm happy - and let's hope there's a chance for me to move forward. If not, then I'll pursue a career elsewhere."

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