Powell: jail drug abusers

Jamaica's former 100m world record holder Asafa Powell has called for athletes who take drugs to better their performances to be thrown into jail. "Drugs have been in the sport since before I was born and I can't change it. But athletes who take drugs know it is illegal and they are competing against other athletes who are working very hard. "They are pretty much robbing the other athletes and if I go out there and someone comes out and they are taking drugs and they win the gold, they are robbing me of my gold medal. When people do things like that, they should be punished. They should be given the impression that they could go to jail if they use drugs. It would really let them know that we are serious about this." Powell races tonight at Crystal Palace in the Aviva London Grand Prix.