... country and giving many athletics a competition edge, this would be an acceptable excuse. The issue of drugs in sports began with Ben Johnson, the Canadian sprinter, stripped of his gold medal in 1988 after testing positive for anabolic steroids. But Johnson's drug bust surprised few in the athletic community, where it was widely believed that the vast majority of Olympic athletes had been ... stars, including women such as Florence Griffith Joyner, and whether they used steroids. In Canada, a government investigation commonly named after its chairman as the "Dubin Inquiry- was launched...

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... take any preparation that would improve their performance but it seems that drug use increased in the 1960s. One recognized incident happened at the Seoul Olympics in 1988 when sprinter Ben Johnson tested positive for anabolic steroids and lost his gold medal. Some athletes may also sometimes even misuse the drugs like for example use them for relaxation, cope with stress or ... ...

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... athlete testing positive for alcohol use. By the 1972 Olympics in Munich drug testing had become widespread and seven athletes tested positive for use of a banned substance. In 1988 Canadian Ben Johnson tested positive for steroid use at the Seoul Olympic Games and lost his gold medal. In 1998 team Festina, a prestigious cycling team, was stopped at the France-Belgium border with ... ...

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