article_snippet.sent: Linford Christie (pictured above in 1993) was the toast of British athletics for a decade .
article_snippet.sent: Linford Christie (pictured above in 1993) gold-medal winning father did not attend Linford Christie (pictured above in 1993) latest hearing today.
article_snippet.sent: The sprinter was the toast of British athletics for a decade after sprinting to victory at the Barcelona Games in 1992 and later glory at the World, Commonwealth and European 100m.
article_snippet.sent: But Linford Christie (pictured above in 1993) career was hit in 1999 when Linford Christie (pictured above in 1993) tested positive for the banned steroid nandrolone and was banned by the Monaco-based International Association of Athletics Federations.
article_snippet.sent: However 55-year-old Christie has always denied taking performance-enhancing drugs and was cleared by UK Athletics.