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1/11/08 Marion Jones Jailed....The national governing body for athletics in the United States
has said there is "no silver lining" after Marion Jones was sentenced to six months in prison
for lying about steroid use and a lucrative cheque fraud case.
The ruling was handed down by United States District Judge Kenneth Karas, who also
sentenced Jones to two years probation and 400 hours of community service.
It concluded a torrid few months for the 32-year-old who admitted in October to lying to federal
investigators in 2003, when she denied using performance enhancing-drugs.
Jones won gold medals in the 100 and 200 metre sprints along with the 4x400m relay at the
2000 Sydney Olympics. She also won bronze medals in the 4x100m relay and the long jump.
But Jones returned all five in October and Friday's sentencing completed a spectacular
downfall which prompted a statement by USA Track & Field president Bill Roe and CEO Craig
Masback.
It read: "The revelation that one of the sport's biggest stars took performance-enhancing
drugs and repeatedly lied about it, in addition to being a party to fraud, has no silver lining.
"But, it is a vivid morality play that graphically illustrates the wages of cheating in any facet of
life, on or off the track.
"We hope that all Americans will take to heart those lessons. The sport of track and field in the
United States has moved on since Marion Jones competed, reaching even higher levels of
success, as a team, than when she was at her peak.
"No-one wanted to see this happen, and we hope that Marion and her family can move on as
well."
The return of her medals cleared the way for the International Olympic Committee to officially
revise the medals and clear Jones' name from the record books.
has said there is "no silver lining" after Marion Jones was sentenced to six months in prison
for lying about steroid use and a lucrative cheque fraud case.
The ruling was handed down by United States District Judge Kenneth Karas, who also
sentenced Jones to two years probation and 400 hours of community service.
It concluded a torrid few months for the 32-year-old who admitted in October to lying to federal
investigators in 2003, when she denied using performance enhancing-drugs.
Jones won gold medals in the 100 and 200 metre sprints along with the 4x400m relay at the
2000 Sydney Olympics. She also won bronze medals in the 4x100m relay and the long jump.
But Jones returned all five in October and Friday's sentencing completed a spectacular
downfall which prompted a statement by USA Track & Field president Bill Roe and CEO Craig
Masback.
It read: "The revelation that one of the sport's biggest stars took performance-enhancing
drugs and repeatedly lied about it, in addition to being a party to fraud, has no silver lining.
"But, it is a vivid morality play that graphically illustrates the wages of cheating in any facet of
life, on or off the track.
"We hope that all Americans will take to heart those lessons. The sport of track and field in the
United States has moved on since Marion Jones competed, reaching even higher levels of
success, as a team, than when she was at her peak.
"No-one wanted to see this happen, and we hope that Marion and her family can move on as
well."
The return of her medals cleared the way for the International Olympic Committee to officially
revise the medals and clear Jones' name from the record books.
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