.NOT SO LONG ago it seemed to be that the Olympics was actually winning its own battle with drug cheats. Retests of examples coming from competitions at the Beijing and also London video games resulted in much more than 100 medalists being precluded for doping. This tally highlighted the prevalence of drugtaking in Olympic sporting activities, yet additionally the results of anti-doping authorities.
The life of the Globe Anti-Doping Organization (WADA) in 1999 had revealed that the sporting activities globe was serious about finishing unfaithful. High-profile dopers, including Marion Jones, an American athlete, were actually disciplined retroactively. Meanwhile a brand-new production of athletes like Usain Screw and also Michael Phelps broke records without the aid of banned drugs.