I continually see reports in the newspaper & on the internet that the US may have to forfeit its 4x400 meter relay gold medal from Sydney due to a 1999 positive test by Young.
This could open up a huge can or worms. Could Ben Johnson now have to forfeit his 1984 bronzes & the relay bronze for his teammates & give medals to Ron Brown & the Italian relay team?
Should the IOC demand answers from Germany for the state sponsored drug programs of the 1970's & 80's and change medals in dozens of sports. If certain countries had tested athletes prior to the games, or anytime during the year, to determine what their steroid levels were. If those documents exist, then should not previous wrongs be righted?
Also, the forfeiture of a relay gold would cost Michael Johnson his 4th gold; Alvin & Calvin Harrison would also lose gold and Antonio Pettigrew would lose the only Olympic medal of his career.
This could open up a huge can or worms. Could Ben Johnson now have to forfeit his 1984 bronzes & the relay bronze for his teammates & give medals to Ron Brown & the Italian relay team?
Should the IOC demand answers from Germany for the state sponsored drug programs of the 1970's & 80's and change medals in dozens of sports. If certain countries had tested athletes prior to the games, or anytime during the year, to determine what their steroid levels were. If those documents exist, then should not previous wrongs be righted?
Also, the forfeiture of a relay gold would cost Michael Johnson his 4th gold; Alvin & Calvin Harrison would also lose gold and Antonio Pettigrew would lose the only Olympic medal of his career.
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