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Former American sprinter Marion Jones recently shared a hilarious take on health amidst the popular perceptions. The former Olympian shares updates about her personal life on her Instagram profile.The former track and field athlete shared a reel on her Instagram profile. Jones was holding a couple of water bottles and some plates as she slowly climbed down the stairs. She cheekily added in the video that everyone asked her about her former career rather than asking about her well-being.Marion Jones revealed her plans as she wrote in the caption of her Instagram post,"They’re hanging on by a thread, fam🤣… but we’re still standin’ #AthleteChronicles #MarionJones #StillGotIt" View this post on Instagram Instagram PostJones further elaborated on her plans as she wrote in the comments section, "Welcome to my space fam!! If this post brought you here, good! I’m not here to impress anybody, I’m here to tell you the truth about rebuilding your life from the inside out. If you’re in your comeback season, STAY CLOSE, I’ve got big announcements on the way"Marion Jones is a former track and field athlete who represented the USA twice at the Olympics in 2000 and 2004, respectively. The 50-year-old former sprinter also has four World Championship medals to her credit. All about Marion Jones and her careerMarion Jones at the Sydney Olympics 2000 [Image Source: Getty] Marion Jones is a sprinter whose life has been mired in controversy off the field. The former track and field legend holds dual citizenship of the USA and Belize [where her mother was born].Marion Jones was interested in athletics, as well as basketball. By the age of 15, the sprinter from Los Angeles was a rising star in state-level athletics. Jones was even invited to participate in the US Olympic trials for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. However, she refused to participate, focusing on her college.Marion Jones transitioned to track and field in 1997. She tasted success at the World Athletics Championships held in Athens, where she won gold medals in the women's 100m and the women's 4x100m relay, respectively. Jones further won a gold medal and a bronze medal at the 1999 edition held in Seville, Spain.Marion Jones' greatest moment of glory came at the Sydney Olympics in 2000, where she won five gold medals in women's 100m, the women's 200m, the women's 4x100m relay, the women's 4x400m relay, and the women's long jump events, respectively. Little did anyone know that the pinnacle of her athletic career would also become her biggest nightmare.In 2004, Victor Conte Jr., co-founder of BALCO, revealed in an interview that Marion Jones was allegedly using performance-enhancing drugs to enhance her performance. Although Jones denied it, she ultimately confessed to doping in 2007, following which she was stripped of all her Olympic medals, as well as the medals won at the World Championships held in Edmonton in 2001.
