Athletics: Campbell Uses High-Profile Platform to Restore Faith

Birmingham Post › February 17, 2004

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After watching his beloved sport's credibility being undermined with every fresh allegation linking athletes to drugs, sprinter Darren Campbell hopes this Friday's high-profile Grand Prix at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham can restore people's faith in athletics.

Organisers are expecting a capacity crowd of 8,500 to attend the televised event to watch the likes of Haile Gebrselassie, Marion Jones and Ashia Hansen compete.

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Athletics: Campbell Uses High-Profile Platform to Restore Faith

Campbell believes it could be the perfect stage to illustrate the sport's qualities --following allegations that Victor Conte, founder and owner of the Bay Area Laborator...

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