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Jones won five medals at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, including gold in the 100 and 200metres events.

In a letter to close friends and family which appeared in the Washington Post, Jones said: "I want to apologise to you all for all of this. I am sorry for disappointing you in so many ways."

The former golden girl of American athletics appeared in court to face two charges of lying to a federal agent about using banned substances, and a separate charge concerning unrelated financial matters.

Craig Masback, chief executive officer of USA Track and Field, said: "Anything that exposes the truth about drug use in sport is good for ensuring the integrity of sport.

"Any use of performance-enhancing substances is a tragedy for the athlete, their team-mates, friends, family and the sport."

Jones has admitted using THG, or tetrahydrogestrinone, the substance which Dwain Chambers was banned for using following the investigation into the Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative (BALCO) in 2003.

Trevor Graham, Jones' coach at that time, sent a sample of 'the clear', as it is referred to in sporting circles, to the USADA.

Their investigations revealed the biggest doping scandal in athletics history.

If Jones, who turns 32 next week, is convicted she will almost certainly lose her Olympic medals.