ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER - ARNIE COMMITS TO FIGHTING STEROID USE

LATEST: California Governor ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER has pledged to combat the over use of steroids in sport after causing outrage by admitting he took the drugs at the beginning of his bodybuilding career.

The action man shocked TV viewers a week ago (27FEB05) when he told a US news show that he had no regrets about taking doctor-supervised steroids in the 1970s.

Speaking at his annual ARNOLD FITNESS WEEKEND in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday (05MAR05) the actor-turned-politician conceded he has done little to rid sports of illegal drugs.

And he has committed to convene a "summit" meeting with US sports' heads to devise a way of moving forward and encouraging younger stars not to cheat to win.

He told journalists, "I have done a lot and obviously I need to do more... I'm going to make sure our sport (bodybuilding) and our magazines will do their share to fight it.

"We have to do even more to get rid of drugs from our sport."

Steroids in sports has become a big issue in America in recent weeks after revelations from top baseball stars past and present that they have dabbled with the illegal drugs.