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the abuse of anabolic steroids

Marion Jones admits steroid use

Star sprinter and jumper Marion Jones has acknowledged using the steroid THG.

Written by:

Associated Press

October 4, 2007

Breaking news on the world track circuit.  Star sprinter and jumper Marion Jones has acknowledged using the steroid THG leading up to the Sydney Summer Games in 2000.

Use of THG, also known as "the clear," has also been acknowledged by baseball stars Jason Giambi and Gary Sheffield in BALCO-related testimony to a federal grand jury, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

 According to the Post, Jones, who won five medals in Sydney, plans to plead guilty tomorrow to lying to federal agents about her performance-enhancing drug use. In December 2004, she sued BALCO founder Victor Conte, contending he falsely accused her of taking performance-enhancing drugs.