All sports though, and especially in the Olympics are being tested. ... Possibly the strictest area of sports drug testing is in the Olympics. ... In 1967 The International Olympic Committee (IOC) established the IOC Medical Commission. ... All this brings about the question do the Olympics test too much? ... Lester Lee former head of testing for the United States Olympic Committee says absolutely not. ...
Recreational drugs are also among the substances banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the international organization that enforces drug rules for the Olympics and other international sporting events. ... The East Germans showed up at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, Canada, with a team of women swimmers sporting man-sized muscles and deep voices ("Performance"). ... The first major Olympic disqualification due to steroids occurred in 1988, when the Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson was stripped of both his gold medal and his world record in the 100-meter sprint after testing positive for ...
According to Jessie Jackson, "A champion wins a World Series or an Olympic event and is hoisted on the shoulders of the fans. A hero carries the people on his shoulders." This is what made Jackie Robinson a hero to African-Americans. Robinson's achievement goes beyond the statistics and championship...
