NEW YORK, Nov 25: Disgraced former 100-metre world record holder Tim Montgomery has admitted to doping before the 2000 Sydney Olympics and says he does not deserve his 4x100m relay gold medal in an interview with HBO Sports.

In a prison cell interview that was to be telecast on Tuesday on HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, Montgomery confirms he took human growth hormone (HGH) and testosterone before Sydney, which could cause the relay to lose its gold medal.

“Prior to the 2000 Olympic Games in Australia, I broke the rules. I used testosterone and then I used (H)GH four times a month,” Montgomery said. “I have a gold medal that I’m sitting on that I didn’t get with my own ability.”

The admission could prompt the IOC to strip gold from the US 4x100 relay, which also included Maurice Greene, Jon Drummond, Bernard Williams, Brian Lewis and Kenneth Brokenburr.—AFP