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"It's deeply frustrating that I’m having to make an announcement on this subject. I am a clean athlete who has never broken the rules in regards to substances, methods or dosages and it is upsetting that some parts of the media, despite the clear facts, continue to try to associate me with allegations of drug misuse."
- Sir Mo Farah 26/02/17
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Mo Farah, Britain's most successful athlete, joined Seb and Tom on the plane to Rio as part of Team GB and brought home two gold medals. His reputation has been questioned recently over doping allegations regarding his coach Alberto Salazar. However, Mo publishes his blood records to prove his innocence. Robbie Fitzgibbon, 21, Britain's eighth fastest 1500m runner, has ran with Mo multiple times. The three athletes speak about Mo's success and critics below.
Olympics Rio 2016 was filled with doping controversy. Russia was almost banned entirely after it was revealed that a state sponsored doping system was in place. It was then revealed that testing and doping controls were inadequate throughout the Summer games. Seb Rodger represented Team GB in the 400m Hurdles and Tom Bosworth finished 6th in the Race Walk Final. They spoke about what they experienced in Brazil.
Young athletes' attitudes on doping
Cheating has plagued sport since the very first Olympic games almost 3000 years ago. However, the past decade has seen far more frauds exposed than ever before through the development of sport science. Doping is the use of banned drugs to enhance an athlete's performance. The following graph presents a series of data leaked to the The Sunday Times which shows the percentage of Olympic and World Championship medals won by athletes with suspicious blood tests.
