British sprinter Dwain Chambers could face sanctions from the sport's world governing body for his autobiography detailing his use of performance-enhancing drugs. The International Association of Athletics Federations said Monday that its legal experts will study the book and consider whether Chambers should be punished for “bringing the sport into disrepute.” The case will come up at an IAAF meeting in Berlin this month. Chambers won the 60 meters at the European indoor championships in Turin, Italy, on Sunday for his first major individual title since serving a two-year ban in the BALCO doping scandal. His victory was largely overshadowed in Britain by the fallout from his book, “Race Against Me: My Story.” The autobiography, which has been serialized in the British media, went on sale Monday. In the book, Chambers said he was a “walking junkie” who took more than 300 different concoctions of banned substances after linking up with BALCO founder Victor Conte in 2002. He said the doping products - including THG, EPO and HGH - cost him $30,000 a year. “We will get a copy of the book and ask our legal experts to study it,” IAAF spokesman Nick Davies told The Associated Press. “If further action needs to be taken, this will be discussed by the IAAF Council at its next meeting in Berlin on March 21-22.” Under IAAF rules, an athlete can face penalties - including a competition ban - if found to have brought the sport into disrepute. A suspension could keep Chambers out of the World Championships in Berlin in August, where he hopes to line up in the 100m against world record-holder Usain Bolt. The 30-year-old Chambers broke the European 60-meter indoor record in Turin by running 6.42 in the semifinals. He clocked 6.46 in the final. “It's just good to get back on the medal rostrum again and start writing my name in the history books for the right reasons,” he said. But his victory was treated coolly in the British press, with the Daily Mail running the headline, “Tainted Gold.” Chambers denied suggestions that he might be benefiting from the residual effects of his 18 months of drug use before being caught. “I'm not failing any drug tests,” he said. “I'm doing my sport clean. I just hope people will let the past be the past now.” Chambers tested positive for THG in 2003. He was the first athlete with connections to Conte to test positive for the previously undetectable steroid. Under British rules, he remains banned for life from the Olympics. In addition, European organizers have vowed not to invite athletes with doping bans to their meets. The IAAF ordered Chambers to pay back his prize money from the time he was doping, but allowed him to compete in the meantime. He still owes about $150,000. UK Athletics head coach Charles van Commenee said Chambers' victory in Turin should be seen in a positive light. “He is drugs free. He is tested here every day,” Van Commenee said. “Actually it's quite a positive message if somebody, obviously drugs free, is running these fast times.”
