The BIG interview Marion Jones Sunday 22 February 2004

The Olympic 100m and 200m champion refuses to be disheartened by the recent doping scandals in athletics .

"I'm not going to waste my time focusing on drugs cheats," she told Sunday Grandstand's Sport+.

"I am training hard and still love the sport regardless of the people who are in it."

Jones believes the recent spate of positive drug tests can only do the sport good.

"It is frustrating when people test positive, but by the same token it is encouraging to see that people who cheat cannot get away with it," she said.

"It may take some time but eventually they will be caught, so ultimately it's good for the sport.

Before getting to Athens we have to make the team Marion Jones

"I don't know how many athletes I compete against are clean. The only person I know about is Marion Jones and she is clean."

The sprinter trained throughout her pregnancy last year, running on a treadmill and lifting small weights until two days before she gave birth, and says she is eager to get back to competition.

As for choosing what disciplines she will compete in, Jones is as yet undecided.

In Sydney she ran in the 100m, 200m, 4x100m, 4x400m and long jump; but this year she is reluctant to make any early predictions.

"Before getting to Athens we have to make the team, which is sometimes harder than competing in the Games," she said.

"Breaking Flo-Jo's records is now at the back of my mind - winning gold is all that matters."