Dwain Chambers optimistic ahead of the European Championships
Dwain Chambers is a British athlete and has to his name the distinction of being one of the fastest European athlete in the history of the game. A specialist at the hundred meters sprint, Chambers has proven it to be his forte through numerous international tournaments.
A promising athlete ever since his youth, Dwain Chambers set the junior world record by running in the hundred meters in a time of 10.06 seconds to win his first gold medal at the World Championships in 1999. The 2000 Olympics proved to be very fruitful for his aspiring career, as he accomplished the feat of being the best European performer at the hundred meters sprint. Then onwards, his career took a well deserved upward direction as the year 2001 saw the performer being crowned as the number one sprinter in Britain. The movement was solidified by the fact that he broke the ten seconds barrier on two occasions, both times at the Edmonton World Championships.
The year 2002 provided him with another record, as he became the hundred meter European Champion. After taking a long break owing to a two year ban for using THG, Dwain Chambers rose to fame once again in 2006 as he was awarded with another gold medal at the European Championships. His winning streak did not expire here as this athletic genius succeeded in grabbing another gold medal at the European Indoor Championships. While one was about to think that this is it, the sprinter proved that it certainly wasn’t. Dwain Chambers proved his worth on yet another occasions in 2010 when he was crowned as the World Champion at the World Indoor Championships, providing him with another reason to rejoice, and his country with yet another occasion to gloat with pride.
Ahead of the European Championships that are all set to commence next week, Dwain Chambers is displaying a sufficient amount of optimism. Planned to encounter the French athlete Christophe Lemaitre in a hundred meter duel, Chambers is hopeful of a win, regardless of the fact that the Frenchman is currently the fastest European athlete, with a personal best of 9.98 seconds in the 100 metre sprint. This is probably because despite Lemaitre’s distinctive completion time, Chambers managed to beat him ruthlessly in their only encounter so far. While Lemaitre is a young aspiring athlete, Dwain Chambers correctly believes that his significantly greater level of exposure and experience is the pivotal advantage that he possesses which distinguishes him from Christophe Lemaitre and all the other young athletes. Aspiring to acquire his first gold medal at a major tournament ever since 2002, the most recent one being at a relay race tournament, Chambers has released a statement revealing that although he has made a lot of mistakes, they are well behind him now. He is prepared to claim the gold at the upcoming European Championships.
The recently expressed optimism of Dwain Chambers is certainly fascinating, because it provides the fans with the hope of viewing and applauding the athletic class and spirit of this star athlete yet again. Whether or not Chambers is able to achieve his dream of being crowned as the victor at the European Championships is a fact that will be allowed to discover with time, but one certainly hopes that the optimism of this experienced British athlete materializes into a reality very soon.
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