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Article: 'Designer steroid' probe taints US Olympic team; In scandal that may spread to other sports, track athletes test positive for previously unknown substance.(USA)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- October 20, 2003
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Byline: Mark Sappenfield Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
OAKLAND, CALIF. -- The steroid scandal that began when a disgruntled track coach sent a syringe to Olympic authorities is rapidly spreading across the sports world.
Already, last week's allegations that a Bay Area dietary-supplements company provided "designer steroids" to American track and field athletes has cast doubt on America's 2004 Olympic team and overshadowed some of the company's prominent clients in professional sports. The National Football League and National Basketball Association have also said the findings might lead them to rewrite their drug codes.
Given ...