News about Dwain Chambers

They were once the preserve of bodybuilders, bouncers and movie stars. But today in Britain, anabolic steroids are everywhere. From gyms to school playgrounds, back alleys to front rooms, more than a million people in Britain are believed to be injecting themselves with synthetic testosterone. And yet, behind the rippling biceps and thunderous thighs is a shocking portrait of sickness and death. A landmark study published in March this year by Danish researchers found that steroid users are 2.8 times more likely to die within 18 years than their peers.

A British actor was spotted on the pitch at a Sellebrity Soccer match at West Ham United F.C, The London Stadium on Monday, with a famous connection.  The rising star stepped out at the charity event to play football amongst a host of other famous faces such as Danny Dyer, Calum Best, and Dwain Chambers. And actor Charlie is not the only famous name in his family - his mother is very well known for her role in a classic sitcom that aired throughout the 1980s and 1990s, before being revived from 2014-2017.

DAVID COVERDALE: After the 45-year-old reached the 60 meters semi-finals at the UK Athletics Indoor Championships on Saturday, he says he will keep racing 'until the wheels fall off.' For the first time in four years, the 2010 world indoor champion was back in Birmingham for the first time in four years, a week before the 20-year anniversary of his doping ban. Chambers took fourth place in his heat - which included one sprinter 27 years his junior - in a time of 6.89 seconds.

Dwain Chambers, a former Team GB star and a world 100m medalist, will make a dramatic return to the UK Athletics Indoor Championships this weekend at the age of 45. Despite the fact that his opponents will be nearly half his age, father-of-three Chambers is hoping for a big comeback to sprinting. Since being positive for the steroid THG, the former Olympian has continued to try and recreate the glory he experienced in his early sprinting days before receiving a two-year doping suspension between 2004 and 2006.

DAVID COVERDALE: Chambers will be brought back to the spotlight on Saturday when he competes in the 60 meters at the UK Indoor Championships in Birmingham at the age of 45, as first announced by Mail Sport. The former world indoor champion announced his retirement in 2017, but he is back in action, besting the over-45s world 60m record by 6.81 seconds last month. Chambers, who served a two-year doping ban in 2004, also taught at his own academy and goes into schools to discuss drug use in schools.

Exclusive BY DAVID COVERDALE: Former world 100 meters champion Dwain Chambers will compete in the UK Athletics Indoor Championships next month at the age of 45. When he clocked 6.81 seconds at Lee Valley, the father of three children who received a two-year doping ban 20 years ago, set a new world record for 60 meters. After that success, Chambers referred to himself as 'Benjamin Button,' and he will face sprinters half his age in Birmingham for the first time in four years.

During an appearance on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins on Sunday, Dwain Chambers said the "whole world fell apart" after he was barred from athletics for using performance-enhancing drugs in 2003. After a sample for an out-of-competition drugs test administered by Dwain in August 2003, the British track sprinter, 44, who is one of the fastest European sprinters in history, was positive for banned steroids THG. He was sentenced to two years in prison, which he said sent him on a spiral of 'drinking and doing c**p' as he tried to face the facts of his behavior.

She is never shy of displaying her swanky body on social media. Amber Gill celebrated her slew of snaps from her latest trip to Mykonos that were posted on her Instagram on Thursday. The Love Island winner, 25, looked stunning in a skimpy brown bikini as she lapped up the sun and took a dip in the sea.

Following a battle against acute myeloid leukemia, the 31-year footballer tragically lost his daughter Azaylia at just eight months old in April 2021. Ashley was struck by another heartbreak when his beloved grandmother died while filming the Channel 4 show just seven months after.

Pete Wicks has admitted that he almost drowned when a stunt went horribly wrong while filming Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins. When he was supposed to jump from a helicopter but only for his massive backpack of essentials to knock him unconscious as he landed the sea, the TOWIE actor, 33, found himself in danger. In the horrific shooting, the reality star was left with a broken rib and was floating face down, causing production staff to compel them to assist during the terrifying encounter.

Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins kicked off on Sunday night with a new group of celebrities put through strenuous training sessions. Pete Wicks, one of the recruits, found the demanding jobs challenging and ended up losing after being coerced to confront a woman.

Amber Gill has admitted that she had gotten the most out of SAS: Who Dares Wins was that she had to open up more and that the show encouraged her to go to therapy. Since hiding her own, the Love Island winner, 25, spoke out about her surprise at learning about her fellow contestant's injuries. She revealed that she was in therapy and advising her on bringing her guard down and that she was grateful to SAS for starting her on this path.

Shannon Courtenay, a professional boxer, has admitted she 'hated who she was' before she took on 'life-changing' TV show Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins. In an interview with MailOnline, the title winner, 29, explains how the Channel 4 program helped her resolve her'severe anger problems.' Shannon admitted that she hadn't been watching the show before and was left a "broken person" as she was pushed to her limits by ex-special forces operators in the blistering hot Jordan desert.

Curtis and AJ Pritchard mocked their Hollyoaks appearance as they talked about their'refreshing' yet difficult time filming Celebrity SAS. The brothers confessed that participating in the Channel 4 series was "a beautiful thing" and that they didn't think of it as a TV show, in a MailOnline interview. AJ, 27, and Curtis, 26, described how they approached the "once in a lifetime opportunity" in a "new way" as they were pushed to their limits both physically and mentally by ex-special forces operators in the blistering hot Jordan desert.

Calum Best was within two seconds of dying while filming SAS: Who Dares Wins, after Ferne McCann assisted with a stunt that went wrong. During the new Channel 4 series, the reality stars had to fight backwards from a cliff in the Jordanian desert. Ferne, a former TOWIE actor, was paired up with Calum and had to pull on a cord retaining his weight as he safely collapsed to safety, but it soon went horribly wrong.

Maisie Smith, Love Island actress Amber Gill, and former TOWIE actor Ferne McCann are among the applicants for the forthcoming series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins. With its best line-up starring 14 famous names being put through their paces in the heat of the Jordani desert, the grueling Channel 4 show is back to TV screens in early September. AJ and Curtis Pritchard, as well as Brookside legend Jennifer Ellison and former footballer Ashley Cain, have been included in the line-up.