.NOT SO LONG ago it seemed that the Olympics was actually winning its own battle with medicine cheats. Retests of examples from rivals at the Beijing and also London activities caused greater than 100 champions being invalidated for doping. This tally highlighted the frequency of drugtaking in Olympic sports, however additionally the effectiveness of anti-doping authorities.
The creation of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in 1999 had actually shown that the sports planet adored finishing dishonesty. Top-level dopers, like Marion Jones, a United States professional athlete, were reprimanded retroactively. Meanwhile a brand new production of athletes like Usain Bolt and also Michael Phelps broke records without the aid of disallowed substances.