The Olympics are an event that happens every four years that involves many countries and is viewed by millions of people. Every Olympics there has been some type of ethical problem such as substance abuse, bribery, and sexual violence. The IOC needs to do a better job of regulating these problems and having higher consequences if acts are breached. From an athletic standpoint, I don't understand why someone would train for four years and have it all thrown away after one mistake.

1. The Best Being Banned
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2.  Over the years…
 Formed unity within countries
 Created and maintained relationships that will benefit us
outside of sports
 Forces healthy competition
 Creates enjoyable entertainment
 Less medals have been taken away
 U.S. has been caught doping the most
Olympics from Year to Year

3.  Lilly King vs. Yulia Efimova
 The Russian swimmer faced drug usage allegations and Lilly
King thought that that wasn’t fair because other athletes
were training just as hard without enhancement drugs
 Michael Phelps supported his fellow American swimmer by
waving his finger after he had won his race too
 Izzat Artykov
 Tested positive this year for strychnine and was stripped of his
bronze medal
 Rio’s only athlete to be stripped of their medal
Dilemmas in Rio within the arena

4.  Ryan Lochte
 Lochte had lied that he was robbed when in actuality he
was intoxicated and destructed a bathroom
 His teammates and his stories didn’t match up
 Because of his lie, his teammates were forced to stay in Rio
 US Gymnastics sexually abused
 The team physician was accused of doing so and was fired
Problems outside of the arena

5.  Lance Armstrong (2000 Olympics in Sydney)
 Returned his bronze medal for testing positive on a drug test
 Marion Jones (2000 Olympics in Sydney)
 She admitted to using steroids and had to hand back three
gold medals and two bronze medals
 Salt Lake City Games
 Several members of the IOC (International Olympic
Committee) were accused of taking bribes form Salt Lake
City, Utah Olympic organizing committee in hopes of securing
a bid for the 2002 Winter Olympics
Past Olympic Ethical Issues

6.  Why would athletes dedicate so much time
throughout their four years just to throw it away by
being disqualified when their time appears?
 Why are athletes not disqualified before trials even
start?
 Do athletes have too much pressure to perform well
that they thing they need to behave unethically?
Questions for Thought

7.  The number of medals taken away have reduced
 Competitors are creating relationships with other
countries within their sports
 Countries are becoming supportive of other sports
within their own country forming unity
 The IOC is cracking down on the issues and trying to
eliminate drug usage, bribes and unethical issues
Positive Takeaways

8.  Aiello, McKenna. "7 Olympic Scandals That Came Before
Ryan Lochte's Rio Robbery Probe." E! Online. N.p., 18 Aug.
2016. Web. 03 Oct. 2016.
 Ap. "IOC Receives Returned Bronze Medal from Lance
Armstrong." USA Today. Gannett, 02 Oct. 2013. Web. 03
Oct. 2016.
 He, Nicole, and K. K. Rebecca. "Athletes Who Were Denied
Their Olympic Medal Moments Because Others Were
Doping." The New York Times. The New York Times, 13 Aug.
2016. Web. 02 Oct. 2016.
 "Rio Olympics 2016: Izzat Artykov Stripped of Weightlifting
Bronze." BBC Sport. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Oct. 2016.
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