Four-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Johnson believes disgraced sprinter Dwain Chambers could make the British Olympic squad this summer - but only because of the inferior competition.
Johnson believes Britain have failed to develop enough young talent and that Chambers, who is now clear to attempt to qualify for the Games after the British Olympic Association's lifetime Olympic ban was overturned, could well do so.
"I think it is important to understand this ruling isn't about Dwain Chambers," said Johnson.
"Dwain is in a different situation, he is in a country that has had an absolute horrible last 10 years in terms of developing sprinters so there is a chance he can make that team.
"But if they had been developing sprinters at a consistent rate or like in any other country, maybe he doesn't get in the team.
"So he does have a chance to make the team but that is nothing to do with Dwain, rather than it being an indictment on the system in the UK in regards to developing sprinters."
Johnson believes the decision taken by the Court of Arbitration for Sport to rule that the BOA's lifetime ban was unenforceable was because they did not have the support of other national Olympic associations.
He said: "I'm hopeful now that we will not be looking back and we can all look forward. Now we can come up with a consistent policy and a punishment that is strict and strong and I think that will happen.
"I think that in large parts that is why CAS ruled against the BOA because they were the only ones who had this policy, at least in the last several months.
"So I think they are right, you have got to get all of the Olympic federations together on a consistent policy and then get WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) in support of it."
