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Inside Linford Christie’s biggest life controversies: Eight kids, affair allegations, love children, son jailed and drugs ban

Linford Christie has had a very eventful life, from winning gold at the Olympics to being banned for a positive drug test.

A source told the MailOnline at the time: “She [Letitia] lives in a very small neighbourhood and Linford has been visiting for years, so it’s always been common knowledge that her sons are his.” After a six-month delay, a disciplinary hearing conveyed by the British Athletic Federation found Linford not guilty. “In terms of drug cheating, I could understand why [the International Association of Athletics Federation] would be hard on me if I’d done something wrong,” he told Big Issue in 2019.

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