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Speed Trap: Inside the Biggest Scandal in Olympic History
Exposes the world of international track and field, where top athletes use performance-enhancing drugs, including anabolic steroids
306 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1991
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April 1, 2014
Incredible read about a topic everyone knows exists but says nothing about.
"Since the networks and their sponsors pay the piper, they expect to call the tune. They demand wholesome (read: drug free) family entertainment to keep the vast Olympic viewing public content and sheltered from disillusionment. At the same time they need new world records and superb (read: drug dependent) performances to keep the public coming back for more.
These conflicting demands sow fertile ground for compromise and caprice. When the IOC's medical commission disqualified 10 people at Seoul but opted NOT to act on 20 other positive tests, it subjectively decided who would be lionized and who would be destroyed."
"Since the networks and their sponsors pay the piper, they expect to call the tune. They demand wholesome (read: drug free) family entertainment to keep the vast Olympic viewing public content and sheltered from disillusionment. At the same time they need new world records and superb (read: drug dependent) performances to keep the public coming back for more.
These conflicting demands sow fertile ground for compromise and caprice. When the IOC's medical commission disqualified 10 people at Seoul but opted NOT to act on 20 other positive tests, it subjectively decided who would be lionized and who would be destroyed."
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