2. Why do people use drugs at the Olympics?
Because drugs give you strength and speed
which gives you a better chance to win a gold
medal.
What happens if you get caught taking drugs
at the Olympics?
You can get banned for life, get your medal
taken off you ,if you had got one and you
have to pay a fine.
3. How are the athletes encouraged not to take
drugs?
The athletes are encouraged not to take drugs by
when they walk into the Olympic stadium there is
a hall of shame. In that hall of shame there are
lots of statues of Zeus which the drug cheaters
pay for. In the foot of each statue is the name of
one drug user.
What drugs and food are banned from the
Olympics?
The drugs that are banned are…
Stimulants, Anabolic, Diuretics, Narcotics, CERA,
Steroids, Cold medicine, Cold pills and Certain
Hormones. All of these drugs improve your
performance.
Caffeine is also banned from the Olympics.
4. How did the athletes from the ancient
Olympics cheat?
The athletes from the ancient Olympics used
lizard meat to cheat for a better chance to
win.
When did drug testing start at the Olympics?
Drug testing started at the Mexico City
Games in 1968, where all of the athletes got
tested. It is not known if anyone had taken
drugs and won a medal before that.
5. Cheaters in the Past
Marion Jones from USA had won 5 medals in
the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games for sprinting
and long jump. But she had taken drugs to
improve her performance. She had got away
with it until she confessed and then she got
her medals taken away from her.
6. Canadian athlete Ben Johnston was a sprinter
at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. He had his
medal stripped off him after testing positive
just days after setting the world record of
9.79 seconds. He decided to try again at the
1993 Olympic Games Calgary, Canada and
got tested positive again and then got
banned from the Olympic Games for life.
Some people never learn!
7. Nadzeya Ostapchuk is a women shot putter
that has competed in many Olympics before .
But in the 2012 London Olympic Games she
was lucky enough to get the gold medal, but
they found out that she that taken steroids.
She was stripped of her gold medal.
