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The British Olympic Association has thrown their weight behind the Mail on Sunday's campaign for Sharron Davies to be handed the Olympic gold medal she had stolen from her at the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
As a 17-year-old star of the pool, Davies fell victim to East Germany's Stasi-backed doping programme when she was comprehensively beaten in the 400metres medley by Petra Schneider, also 17, who has since admitted the eye-watering scale of her cheating.
Double Olympic decathlon champion Daley Thompson, a British team-mate of Davies, heads a list of sporting greats already backing the campaign and imploring the International Olympic Committee to ensure that Davies is granted the recognition she was denied 43 years ago. Fellow gold medallists Lord Coe, Duncan Goodhew and Nicole Cooke are also calling for justice to be served.
Now the BOA have added their considerable voice to the cause. Chairman and former Sports Minister Sir Hugh Robertson told Mail Sport: 'We have enormous sympathy with any athlete impacted by doping and particularly with Sharron Davies, given that the other athlete has admitted her guilt.'
'The fact that over 40 years has elapsed has previously made a resolution difficult, but we are always happy to try again for Sharron and would do so for others who find themselves in a similar position.'
The Mail on Sunday is campaigning for Sharron Davies to be given the medal stolen from her
Davies had fallen victim to East Germany's doping programme and was robbed of her gold
It is understood that the BOA are actively examining what avenues
