Dwain Chambers to be denied Lottery funding in 2013 as UK Sport takes zero-tolerance stance on doping But the UK Sport board has decided against watering down its own rule book, insisting that drug offenders should continue to be ineligible for funding. It has also ordered a wide-ranging review of Lottery funding entitlement that could see grounds for exclusion extended to other transgressions such as criminal activity. UK Sport believes it is fully entitled to retain its lifetime ban because, unlike the BOA, it is no longer a direct signatory to the WADA code. Its anti-doping responsibilities ended in 2009 with the creation of the independent UK Anti-Doping agency, which is a signatory. The situation is muddied by the fact that the Government is also a signatory to the code and, as a government agency, it could be argued that UK Sport is also bound by it. But, according to a UK Sport insider, there is no mood within the organisation to relax its tough stance. "We are funding agency and we are not a signatory to the WADA code," said the source. We think it's the right thing to do in terms of how we allocate public funds. Our position is that public funding is a privilege, not a right. The decision will have no impact on Millar, who would in any case be means-tested out of receiving Lottery cash, though Chambers would certainly have welcomed some financial assistance and, more importantly, access to the physiotherapy and medical support that is freely available to funded athletes. Chambers and his manager were unavailable for comment but the sprinter is certain to feel aggrieved that, having been welcomed back into the Olympic team, he continues to be shunned by the establishment. The Londoner ended the season at the top of the UK 100 metres rankings for the fifth successive year after recording a time of 10.02 sec in his heat at the London Olympics, and he only missed the final by 0.03 sec. Although he is now 34, he looks certain to be a key member of the GB athletics team at next year's World Championships in Moscow and, such is the lack of strength in depth in British men's sprinting, is not inconceivable that he could still be part of the relay squad at the Rio Olympics in 2016.