TOP 6 ATHLETES WHO CHEATED IN OLYMPIC

It's normal for Olympic competitors to move their awards removed when they get them or even a long time after they've contended. Here are Olympians whose successes transformed into misfortunes genuine fast: 

Here are the top 6 athletes who cheated.

1. 2012: Nadzeya Ostapchuk, Belarus 

 

Nadzeya Ostapchuk is a shotputter from Belarus who contended in the 2012 London Summer Olympics. She won a gold decoration yet bombed her medication test, bringing about her being precluded from the Games, getting a one-year boycott, and her awards being taken from both the 2012 and 2008 Games. Evidently, her mentor confessed to spiking her food with a restricted substance since he figured it wouldn't be in her framework when of her medication tests. 

 

2. 2008: Ara Abrahamian, Sweden 

Ara Abrahamian is an Armenian Swedish grappler who contended in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. In the wake of questioning the adjudicator's decision during a semi-last match, he won a bronze award yet took it off during the service, set it on the mat, and left. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) then, at that point, stripped him of the award and prohibited him forever. 

 

3. 2004: 4x400 Meters Men's Relay US Team 

Jerome Young, Michael Johnson, Antonio Pettigrew, Angelo Taylor, Alvin Harrison, and Calvin Harrison presenting with their awards on the track 

Jerome Young, Michael Johnson, Antonio Pettigrew, Angelo Taylor, Alvin Harrison, and Calvin Harrison contended in the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics and had their gold awards stripped away, reestablished, and stripped away once more. Jerome Young submitted a doping offense, so the whole group had their awards taken; however, since he didn't run with the remainder of the group in the finals, they got them back. Be that as it may, later in 2008, Antonio Pettigrew confessed to utilizing execution enhancers, so the whole group was disqualified...again. 

 

4. 2004: Tyler Hamilton, USA 

Tyler Hamilton holding his gold award at the 2004 Olympics -

Tyler Hamilton is a previous American street bike racer who contended in the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics. He won a gold award. However, a medication test discovered another person's blood in his circulatory system, a type of blood doping. He later proceeded to admit to different types of doping and included his previous partner, Lance Armstrong, in his admission. In 2012, the IOC requested for the decoration to be returned. 

 

5. 2000: Dong Fangxiao, China 

Dong Fangio, during her acrobatic everyday practice at the Sydney Olympics. 

Dong Fangxiao contended in 2000 in Sydney Summer Olympics, where her acrobatic group won a bronze decoration for China. Nonetheless, it was subsequently uncovered that she was just 14 years of age, considered underage to contend. Therefore, they were subsequently precluded from the games.

 

6. 2000: Andreea Răducan, Romania

Andreea Răducan is a former gymnast representing Romania at the 2000 Summer Olympics at just 16 years old. While she won the gold medal for the women's all-around competition, she tested positive for a banned substance found in cold medicine, which was given to her by the team's physician. Even though she was later found not guilty of doping and the physician was banned from practicing in the 2004 and 2008 Games, her medal was not reinstated.

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