The world of international track and field was reeling Sunday after reports that 146 medals at the Olympics and World Championships between 2001 and 2012 were won by athletes with suspicious blood test results.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said Sunday it was “very alarmed” by the reports in two European media outlets.
German broadcaster ARD and The Sunday Times newspaper in Britain said they obtained access to the results of 12,000 blood tests from 5,000 athletes. The files came from the database of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and were leaked by a whistleblower.
The news organizations showed the data …read more
Source: Voice of America
