Yet again, an intriguing sports documentary has caught our attention recently. Yes, you guessed it right, we are talking about Netflix‘s newly released series, Untold: Hall of Shame! Some compelling sports personalities have been in talk and one among them happens to be Marion Lois Jones. Her exceptional performance in the 2000 Summer Olympics can truly not go unnoticed from our radar. Before her reputation was shattered apart, this young-age basketball player was quite renowned out there. 

Her actual sports career roughly started in 1992. But due to a severe injury, she couldn’t be a part of the 1996 Olympics team! Within months she managed to recover and thus started her journey in the 1997 World Championships. As per records, she had won three gold medals and two bronze medals in the Sydney Olympics, but soon after her titles were snatched away from her. You must be thinking about how her bright athletic career went through this major downfall. Thus, on popular demand, here is everything you need to know about Marion Lois Jones. 

Where Is Marion Jones Now? What Is She Doing Currently? 

After getting bailed out of all the disturbing media fuss, particularly around 2009, Marion decided to be a part of the Women’s National Basketball Association. She was a sound player for the San Antonio Silver Stars! That’s not all, she also tried her luck with the Tulsa Shock. Moving ahead, we have also heard that the former athlete had published a book on her personal life. ‘On the Right Track: From Olympic Downfall to Finding Forgiveness and the Strength to Overcome and Succeed,’ this autobiography of hers speaks of everything she has faced and been through.

Currently, Marion lives somewhere in Texas. As per our knowledge, she is still married to the renowned Barbadian sprinter and bronze medalist, Obadele Thompson. The couple also share three beautiful kids together. After officially retiring, she started working as a personal trainer. Not much is known about her recent business, but a few sources claimed that she works alongside Camp Gladiator, which happens to be a workout program! 

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How Did Marion Jones’ Basketball Career Shattered Apart?

It was around December 2004, when the world witnessed the interview of Victor Conte, the founder of BALCO, with ABC’s renowned reporter, Martin Bashir. There he confirmed that he had given Jones four different illegal performance-enhancing drugs! According to him, she has taken the drugs before, during, and also after the Olympic Games. Further in an eye-opening documentary, Jones’s ex-husband C.J. Hunter confirmed that he has seen Jones inject herself in the stomach! As per various sources, BALCO was supplying “nutritional supplements” to the athletes. 

This was supposedly an experiment on the players. It was actually a specially designed-steroid that was meant to be undetectable. Surprisingly enough, Jones has never failed any of the drug tests. This is one of the main reasons why the truth was never brought up into the limelight. But despite giving a clean report, she was surrounded constantly by doping allegations. And soon after around October 2007, a piece of shocking news came out to all of us. Jones herself admitted the fact that she had been lying all this while. 

She indeed used steroids before her epic Olympic performance! As a result of her confession, the judge gave her a prison time of only 6 months. She not only spilled out her secret but also managed to bring out the truth about BALCO. She might not be imprisoned for 5 years, but she was banned for two years from the track. That’s not all, but all the titles she had won in the Sydney Olympics were also taken back from her. 

Why Did Timothy Montgomery Break-Up With Marion Jones? 

Another interesting piece of news you need to know is that Marion Jones indeed shared a close-knitted relationship with Timothy Montgomery. They not only dated one another for years, but they even shared a child together. As per records, Timothy made a statement that Marion knowingly told him to be involved in the BALCO fraud. Yes, you heard it right he did blame her then-girlfriend for destroying his athletic career. Since both were accused of taking steroids, they had nowhere to run away. Their relationship surely ended on a rough note. Moreover, we cannot forget the fact that Timothy’s prison period was much more than that of Marion Jones! 

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