... . If drugs were not undermining the fabric of this 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 ... ...

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... fought as the International Olympic Committee struggles to keep drug testing up-to-date and effective. We have come to associate drug use with a few famous fallen heroes, such as Ben Johnson, but few realize just how widespread drug use is in Olympic sport, and how small a percentage of offenders are ever detected. Recent studies show that increased testing procedures have ... ...

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