David Millar poised for Team GB with BOA resigned to losing anti-doping challenge

SCOTTISH cyclist David Millar now looks set to be part of Team GB in the the London Olympics, as British team chiefs are increasingly resigned to defeat in next week’s court battle to maintain their lifetime ban for drugs cheats.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) will decide next week after the British Olympics Association challenged the World Anti-Doping Association (WADA) rulling that the ban is “non-compliant”.

It was widely predicted that the BOA would face an uphill struggle and senior BOA officials are now reportedly preparing for defeat.

It means that high profile athletes including Millar and sprinter Dwain Chambers, who have both previously served bans for doping, could now compete in the London 2012 Olympics.

BOA communications director Darryl Seibel said: “We have not yet received the decision from the Court of Arbitration for Sport, nor have we been given an indication of what the decision will be. We do, however, expect to receive the decision in the coming week.

“We continue to believe that it is important to defend our selection policy and the right for every National Olympic Committee to determine their own eligibility standards for selection to their Olympic Teams.

“It is also important to make certain the voice of British athletes is clearly heard and their commitment to clean competition clearly understood.”