Linford Christie has revealed his torment at perceived police racism when he was at the height of his athletics career . Christie , 54 , is the subject of an ITV4 documentary on Tuesday , which offers a rare insight into the psyche of one of Britain ’ s greatest but most controversial sportsmen . He recalls two alleged racist incidents , the first shortly after he won a gold medal at the European Indoor Championships in 1986 . Linford Christie , now an athletics coach , has spoken of allegedly racist treatment at the hands of policeman . ‘ I remember when I got my Great Britain tracksuit , I was so proud , ’ he said . ‘ I walked along Shepherd ’ s Bush , this policeman started saying , “ What ’ s a n***** like you doing in a British tracksuit ? ” . ' I went into a chip shop and came out of the shop , and he jumped me , twisted my arm behind my back , and arrested me . The next day they dropped all charges . It was just so stupid. ’ Another time , he said , police refused to believe he was the owner of a sponsored car and arrested him . Christie claims to have been arrested by a 'racist ' policeman after winning the European Indoors in 1986 . ‘ A couple of days later the police dropped a letter which said , “ You don ’ t need to come back any more , we ’ ve made our enquiries ” . ‘ I said , “ I still want an apology ” , and they totally refused. ’ Christie threatened court proceedings and the police eventually apologised . The sprinter , who tested positive for banned steroid nandrolone in 1999 , is now an athletics coach . Linford Christie : Sports Life Stories ITV4 10pm tonight .
Former sprinter claims to have suffered racial abuse by policeman . Linford Christie was allegedly arrested twice for perceived racism . Score: 7