Dwain Chambers insists that he is not at war with athletics chiefs, but he could be left battle-scarred and broke as he tries to relaunch his career. The sprinter will find out today whether he is among the first wave of athletes selected in the Great Britain team for next month’s World Indoor Championships in Valencia, but his future remains clouded in uncertainty.
The immediate issue is whether he will run in the Norwich Union Indoor Grand Prix in Birmingham on Saturday. Fast Track is the meeting promoter, but it is a UK Athletics event and, given the ongoing row between the governing body and Chambers, there could be a farcical situation in which he is selected and excluded in the same day.
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