ic ar ▁should ▁be ▁bound ▁by ▁an ▁inj unction ▁rest ra ining ▁him ▁from ▁acc using ▁Christ ie ▁of ▁taking ▁b anned ▁subst ances . ▁The ▁mod est ▁£ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁dam ages ▁awarded ▁were ▁out we ighed ▁by ▁the ▁legal ▁costs ▁that ▁Christ ie ▁in cur red ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁case . ▁After ▁the ▁judgment , ▁Mc V ic ar ▁called ▁Christ ie ▁" The ▁Jud y ▁Gar land ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 ▁metres ", ▁referring ▁to ▁the ▁em otion ▁that ▁Christ ie ▁had ▁given ▁before ▁the ▁court . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Christ ie ▁competed ▁in ▁an ▁ind oor ▁meet ▁in ▁Dort mund , ▁Germany . ▁A ▁routine ▁un ann ounced ▁drug ▁test ▁found ▁the ▁b anned ▁subst ance ▁n and rol one . ▁After ▁a ▁six - month ▁delay , ▁a ▁discipl inary ▁hearing ▁was ▁conven ed ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Athlet ic ▁Federation ▁which ▁found ▁Christ ie ▁to ▁be ▁not ▁guilty . ▁But ▁the ▁I A AF ▁over ru led ▁and ▁confirmed ▁a ▁two - year ▁susp ension . ▁He ▁was ▁found ▁to ▁have ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁times ▁normal ▁levels ▁of ▁the ▁met abol ites ▁of ▁n and rol one ▁in ▁his ▁ur ine . ▁Vari ous ▁explan ations ▁were ▁offered ▁to ▁explain ▁the ▁results , ▁including ▁e ating ▁av oc ado , ▁or ▁using ▁nut r itional ▁supp lement s . ▁The ▁I A AF ▁rejected ▁that ▁explanation ▁and ▁gave ▁Christ ie ▁a ▁two -