▁benefit ▁of ▁the ▁doubt ." ▁Christ ie ▁argued ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁taken ▁it ▁in ad vert ently ▁in ▁g ins eng ▁tea . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁European ▁champion ships ▁st aged ▁in ▁Hels ink i , ▁where ▁British ▁team ▁captain ▁Christ ie ▁won ▁his ▁third ▁European ▁ 1 0 0 ▁m ▁title , ▁he ▁was ▁caught ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁do ping ▁controvers y ▁after ▁Sol omon ▁War iso , ▁a ▁ 4 0 0 ▁m ▁runner ▁making ▁his ▁international ▁championship ▁debut , ▁tested ▁positive ▁for ▁the ▁stim ul ant ▁e ph ed r ine . ▁War iso ▁revealed ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁used ▁an ▁over - the - counter ▁pick - you - up ▁called ▁" Up ▁Your ▁Gas ", ▁which ▁Christ ie ▁had ▁bought ▁at ▁a ▁Florida ▁ph arm acy . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁less ▁than ▁six ▁months ▁before ▁his ▁first ▁positive ▁drug ▁test , ▁Christ ie ▁won ▁a ▁lib el ▁action ▁against ▁the ▁journalist ▁John ▁Mc V ic ar . ▁Mc V ic ar ▁had ▁ins inu ated ▁in ▁a ▁sat ir ical ▁magazine ▁that ▁Christ ie ' s ▁remarkable ▁rise ▁from ▁ 1 5 6 th ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁triumph ▁at ▁an ▁age ▁when ▁he ▁should ▁have ▁been ▁in ▁decl ine ▁could ▁only ▁have ▁been ▁achieved ▁through ▁performance - en han cing ▁dru gs . ▁The ▁j ury ▁found ▁in ▁Christ ie ' s ▁favour ▁by ▁a ▁ 1 0 – 2 ▁majority . ▁The ▁judge ▁ordered ▁that ▁Mc V