Chambers loses Beijing battle

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Mr Justice Mackay refused to grant an injunction to temporarily suspend a lifetime ban on the sprinter competing at the Olympics.

The ban was imposed by the British Olympic Association (BOA) because of his self-confessed past use of performance-enhancing drugs.

The judge issued his ruling on Friday morning after spending Thursday listening to the conflicting arguments over the athlete's attempt to win an injunction suspending the bylaw before a full trial of the issues in March next year.

Mr Justice Mackay returned to the London court to give his ruling to a packed courtroom and the athlete himself.

The judge said: "Many people both inside and outside sport would see this bylaw as unlawful.

"In my judgment it would take a much better case than the claimant has presented to persuade me to overturn the status quo at this stage and compel his selection for the Games."