Dwain Chambers Starts Rugby League Trial With Castleford
It looks like disgraced sprinter Dwain Chambers is hard up and ready to consider any option. He may have won the silver medal at the World Indoor Championships in Andalucía for the 60m, but because the British Olympic Association has banned him from running in the Olympics he's left without many options.
He will be undergoing a one month trial with the rugby league club Castleford helping with sprint training and community work. Despite many suggesting that this is a part of a blatant publicity stunt, Castleford have stood their ground. Manager, Michael Robinson said:
"Whatever the outcome of the trial, which we believe can be successful; we gain from his time with us. Obviously we are well aware of Dwain's background and we gave the whole situation a great deal of thought. However, like people in our own sport, he has been punished and taken that punishment. That is now behind him and he is serious about trying to make the grade in rugby league and he clearly already has the pace."
This faith could well be due to Chambers' foray into American Football during his suspension from athletics. Chambers said:
"I'm not doing this for a laugh. The fact is I have to earn a living for myself, my fiancée and my baby boy. Both Castleford and I are keen for this to work."
That said he's still keen to get to Beijing and is appealing the BOA decision. One thing's for sure, there's no beating this guy. Check out the Bodog Sportsbook it's a real money spinner.
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