Hi All,
For those of you who haven't read, take a look at
BBC SPORT | Olympics | Athletics | Chambers loses Olympic ban case
It seems strange to me that someone can be banned for life, over a single decision. Yes, he cheated, but I think he has now paid the price. He has had his medals taken from him, public humiliation and has probably missed the prime of his career. After all, aren't most western justice systems based on punishment and then rehabilitation?
It's also worth pointing out that the UK and China are the only two countries in the World that issue a permanent ban. This is strange, no? A global sport, where countries compete against each other, and only two countries enforce a permanent ban.
To put this into perspective, you can drink drive, run someone over and kill them, spend less than a year in jail (sometimes no jail at all) and then come out and start your career again.
Am I the only person that thinks this decision is based more on revenge, rather than justice?