Dwain Chambers

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SAS: Who Dares Wins star Dwain Chambers reflects on athletics ban (Metro)

The sprinter received a two-year athletics ban in 2003 after testing positive for THG and was stripped of the 100m European title and record he achieved in 2002 ...

[Gareth Gates ‘signs up for Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins’](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/13/celebrity-sas-who-dares-wins-gareth-gates-signs-up-for-c4-show-17368387/?ico=more_text_links) I made a decision to take performance enhancers.’ [Matt Hancock ‘tipped for Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins’ to reveal ‘different side to himself’ after affair](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/13/celebrity-sas-who-dares-wins-matt-hancock-signs-up-for-c4-show-17368793/?ico=more_text_links) [ ex-US Marine Rudy Reyes](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/05/celebrity-sas-who-dares-wins-ant-middleton-rips-into-replacement-rudy-reyes-17303520/) in a bid to pass the challenges of the show. [Pete suffered an injury during a challenge](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/11/celebrity-sas-who-dares-wins-star-pete-wicks-withdraws-after-breaking-ribs-17350839/) in the water, Amber left the show after [failing to complete a physical challenge on the beach.](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/12/amber-gill-concerned-about-reaction-to-sas-who-dares-wins-exit-17356512/) [continues at the weekend](https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/24/full-line-up-revealed-for-2022-celebrity-sas-who-dares-wins-17232156/) on Channel 4, with the likes of Olympian Fatima Whitbread, and ex-footballer Ashley Cain still in the competition.

Celebrity SAS: Sprinter Dwain Chambers shares how he 'lost ... (WalesOnline)

Taking part in the 2022 series is the sprinting athlete Dwain Chambers. He is one of the fastest European sprinters in the history of athletics and has won over ...

The former athlete now coaches children and wants to be a role model and "example" to them. Dwain added: "When I got the call that I had been suspended from sport, I lost everything. I started drinking and doing some crap and not facing the reality of what I had done. The star was able to return to athletics, however, he had lost himself and his fellow relay team-mates medals after he tested positive for the drugs. In 2003 Dwain failed a drug test and it was found that he had taken performance enhancing drugs which were illegal in the sport. Later in the show, Dwain successfully completed a tightrope walk after struggling with long-distance running. While on the show he spoke about his life after he took the performance-enhancing drugs. I have to learn to get used to liking things that are uncomfortable for me." There came a point where I had to face up and I cried like mad because I realised what I had done." Here celebrities undergo gruelling and intense training, similar to that of the special forces. Taking part in the 2022 series is the sprinting athlete Dwain Chambers. Now he is starring in Celebrity SAS as he wants to test himself and prove to himself that he doesn't give up when the going gets tough.

Dwain Chambers speaks on his spiral into 'drinking' after two-year ... (Daily Mail)

Dwain Chambers said his 'whole world fell apart' after his 2003 ban from athletics for taking performance-enhancing drugs during Celebrity SAS: Who Dares ...

I knew I never would, so to go out the way I did really hurt. I felt like I'd let a lot of people down, I felt like I'd let myself down. To have been out so early, I was absolutely gutted because it's a fail. On leaving the series, Pete said: 'I was gutted actually. I think my leg got a little bit caught in the bag and I went straight down onto the bag, knocked myself out and broke my ribs. I was struggling to move my upper body.

Celeb SAS star Dwain Chambers emotional as he speaks on taking ... (OK! Magazine)

Former Olympic sprinter Dwain Chambers emotionally spoke about his experience with performance enhancing drugs on Sunday night's episode of Celebrity SAS: ...

“A big driver for me, is not waiting until I’m old to realise what I’ve got. I lost a huge portion of my career, doing what I did,” began Dwain, before continuing: “I made a decision to take performance enhancers in 2002, 2003.” "I’m extremely stressed, because I’m working on a side of me that I’ve never liked. And that still screws around with me.” “There came a point where I had to face up to what I’d done and I cried like mad, because I realised what I’d done was a mistake. “I didn’t deal with it, I just kept on hiding from it, drinking and just doing crap, not facing the reality of what I’d done.”

As a result of the ban over performance-enhancing drugs, Dwain ... (Broadcast Cover)

The sprinter got a two-year games boycott in 2003 in the wake of testing positive for THG and was striped of the 100m European title and record he ...