The 1988 Olympic 100m final became infamous when winner Ben Johnson tested positive for stanozolol. Six of the eight finalists would…

Erythropoietin (EPO) became the most widely used doping drug in endurance sports during the 1990s. It boosts red blood cell production but…

East Germany operated a systematic state-sponsored doping program from the 1960s to 1980s, giving thousands of athletes…

Russia was banned from international athletics competition in 2015 after revelations of widespread state-sponsored doping. Russian athletes…

Human growth hormone (HGH) became widely used by athletes in the 2000s to build muscle and recover faster. It was particularly difficult to…

The 1998 Tour de France was nearly cancelled after the Festina team doping scandal. Team staff were caught with hundreds of doses of EPO…

The Tour de France has faced numerous doping scandals, with multiple winners stripped of titles including Lance Armstrong, Floyd Landis,…

Floyd Landis won the 2006 Tour de France but tested positive for elevated testosterone levels during the race. He was stripped of his title…

The first synthetic anabolic steroids were developed in the 1930s by German scientists. They were initially created to treat hypogonadism…

Alex Rodriguez was suspended for the entire 2014 season, 211 games total, for his involvement with performance-enhancing drugs. It remains…

Diego Maradona was expelled from the 1994 FIFA World Cup after testing positive for ephedrine. The Argentine legend was sent home in…

Tennis star Maria Sharapova tested positive for meldonium at the 2016 Australian Open. She received a two-year ban, later reduced to 15…

Marion Jones became the first woman to win five track-and-field medals at a single Olympics in 2000, but was stripped of all medals in 2007…

Lance Armstrong was stripped of all seven of his Tour de France titles and banned for life from cycling after a USADA investigation…