Chambers: My 2009 went fine

Controversial athlete Dwain Chambers says he feels welcome again following his doping suspension in 2006, according to a report by Joel Campbell on www.voice-online.co.uk.



His rehabilitation in the sport is down to a dogged determination to show people that he had made a mistake, and had changed for the better because of it.



A storming run in the European indoor championships earlier this year in Italy where he ran the third fastest time in history on his way to landing the gold medal went a long way towards convincing fans that he was back to his best as a clean athlete.



Reaching the final of the 100m at World Championships in Berlin cemented his status as a top British competitor. Looking back at the year, the 31 year-old athlete told Athletics Weekly that 2009 had been a learning curve.



He said: “Now that I have had time to reflect on it I think it has been a very productive and interesting year.



“It was a year of re-educating myself. I got myself back on the world stage and obviously I learnt new things in terms of coaching. I had a lot of success indoors and the aim was to capitalise on that outdoors so there were a lot of things I had to learn.\"



Chambers said it is a good feeling to be a part of the British team as an athlete who could do Britain proud and not being seen as the naughty little boy in the corner who had brought shame on the group.



Acknowledging that he had weathered the worst in regards to both public and professional perception about him Chambers aid he felt welcome again.



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