Olympic Athletes Who Were Caught Breaking The Rules

Imagine training your entire life for the Olympics only to have it all fall apart. I apologize very much if I disappoint you. There is perhaps no greater achievement for an athlete than winning an Olympic medal, the combination of shining on the world's biggest stage and representing their own. The country cannot be described in words, but the pressure is immense and for some of these

athletes

it is enough to push them to try innovative methods that are not up to the standards of the Olympic Games and

breaking

an Olympic rule is often a punishment. that I stand before you and tell you that I have betrayed your trust Shakira Richardson one of the most captivating

athletes

in the United States known for her brightly colored hair, long nails and magnetic personality will not be able to compete in the 100 meters event in Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games after learning of his biological mother's death and facing pressure to perform, he used cannabis in Oregon, where it is legalized;

However, the world anti-doping agency classifies it as a banned substance and gave Richardson a one-month suspension that prevents him from competing. The 100 millimeter events crushed her Olympic dream this year, however, she may be able to compete in the 4 per 100 relay if the US team decides to include her despite the positive test, while Richardson apologized for using the drug and accepted his suspension, it seems that his followers have done so. no let shikari run petition launched with hundreds of signatures calling the ruling outdated and hoping to give mag track star a chance to compete in tokyo ryan lochte 12 time

olympic

medalist and eight time

olympic

gold medalist ryan lochte was suspended for 14 months after a post on Instagram he shared a photo of himself using an IV to inject himself with vitamins, which is prohibited by the US anti-doping agency, unlike traditional doping methods, didn't take an illegal substance, the problem is the US anti-doping agency does. not allowing the amount of vitamins he was transfusing into him, he said that the vitamins were something his family also took to boost his immune system, but he accepted the decision of the one used.

This is his second ban in less than two years following a 10-month suspension for behavior in which he and three fellow swimmers vandalized a local gas station while claiming it was a robbery gone wrong. Security cameras told a different story. Ryan was acquitted of criminal charges, but had to forfeit the $100,000 bonus to Olympic medalist Lance Armstrong after his first tour. Victory for France in 1999 Cyclist and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong immediately became an icon of resilience. His reputation was well known around the world and, along with his popularity, his cancer charity Live Strong also grew, but his seven Tour de France titles from 1999 to 2005 were revoked in 2012 after years of suspicion culminating in with the exposure of an elaborate multi-faceted doping scheme within Armstrong's team.

In light of that evidence, in 2013 the International Olympic Committee annulled the bronze medal that Armstrong won in the men's road time trial in the summer of 2000. Shortly after, at the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, Armstrong made his first admission public guilt in an interview with Oprah Winfrey. Has he ever taken banned substances to improve his cycling performance? Yes, he didn't return the medal for another eight months. Tyler Hamilton Tyler Hamilton was an elite cyclist. who rarely got a chance to shine was a member of lance armstrong's team and frequently used his talents to make sure armstrong crossed the line first, however at the 2004 olympics he got a chance to shine hamilton even took He won a gold medal in time trials, but that medal was later withdrawn when it was revealed that Hamilton had been doping.

He later wrote a book about his experience using performance enhancers and how he got away with it. He even claims that many cyclists still dope today, but they haven't been

caught

. Tyson Gay the second fastest man in the world, tyson gay, proclaimed that he trusted the wrong person when he was suspended for doping. He said a cream given by someone he trusted had substances that the US anti-doping agency banned, testosterone and human growth hormones, all four. The time the American 100-meter champion returned his silver medal in the men's four-by-100-meter relay from the 2012 London Olympics, serving only a one-year suspension in 2015, the International Olympic Committee also stripped the Gay's relay teammates of their medals according to international

rules

. an entire team can be disqualified and stripped of medals due to doping by one member marianne jones every couple of olympics one track and field athlete completely dominates the rest of the field who was marion jones in 2000 when she literally left the best in the dust of the world won gold medals in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 4 by 400 meter relay, not only that, but he also won bronze medals in the long jump and 4 by 100 meter relay.

He was the star of the games, an achievement like that is often followed by accusations. of cheating, but there was no evidence, but in 2003 an investigation at the Bay Area Laboratory Cooperative raised suspicions that Marion had used performance-enhancing drugs. In 2007, he admitted that he had been using steroids before and during the games. of whom she was subsequently stripped of her multiple medals at the 2000 games ross rebliati at the 1998 winter olympics in nagano Canadian snowboarder ross rebliati won a gold medal in giant slalom rebelli subsequently tested positive for cannabis, after which A number of Olympic boards voted to strip him of the medal, the decision was unusual because cannabis was not on the International Olympic Committee's list of banned substances at the time, having been added a couple of months after the games concluded.

Additionally, it is not generally considered a performance-enhancing drug. An appeal to the sports arbitration court. was quickly rewarded and rebliati was able to keep his medal repliotti is now the face of a cannabis dispensary brand company ben johnson at the 1998 seoul olympic games canadian sprinter ben johnson won the 100 meter final and broke a world record afterwards of the race, he said gold medal that's something no one can take away from you, they did, although Johnson was stripped of his medal three days after running to glory in the 100 meters final at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Ben Johnson was disqualified for a positive steroid test.

Johnson had set a new world record of 9.79 seconds in the race when the positive drug test was revealed. Johnson denied any wrongdoing, but later admitted to using steroids while training for the Olympics. Johnson's records were eliminated and the gold medal was awarded to American Carl Lewis. Instead, in 1993, Johnson failed a second drug test that revealed an elevated ratio of testosterone to epitestosterone and was banned for life by the International Federation of Amateur Athletics, the governing body of athletics. Dong fung xiao, this chinese gymnast broke the

rules

in a different way after an investigation. which lasted more than a year the international gymnastics federation determined that she was too young when representing china at the 2000 olympic games.

This is perhaps the biggest age scandal the olympic games have ever faced, while olympic rules state that girls must be at least 16 years old to compete. It was discovered that Dongfeng Xiao was only 14 years old as his documents were forged. Official documents suggested that Feng Shao's year of birth was in fact 1983, but insightful researchers noted that her own blog claimed that she was born in the year of the ox, which ran from 1985 to 1986. She was part of the team that won the women's gymnastics team bronze medal the ioc removed feng shao's scores from the olympic record and withdrew her team's bronze medal the russian doping scandal russian athletes have been accused of suspected doping at several olympic games, but these allegations were made worse by whistleblowers and the evidence includes a very complicated sample sharing system to protect athletes who cheat in an effort to increase the metal count in Russia when the country hosted the Winter Olympics. 2014 in Sochi due to state aid to help athletes cheat.

The IOC banned everything. russian athletes before the 2016 rio games, each athlete had to be reviewed and cleared to prove that they were not cheating, after a thorough review, 271 russian athletes were approved to compete and 116 athletes were banned, on the other hand, The International Paralympic Committee banned the entire Russian Federation from competing in the Rio Paralympic Games. Do you think all of these athletes were punished fairly or unfairly if the athletes were allowed to take whatever they wanted? Let us know what you think in the comments for more videos like this and the latest in pop culture.

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