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Sports Doping Scandals Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about Sports Doping Scandals? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

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In Sports Doping Scandals, Usain Bolt was found guilty of doping and had his Olympic gold medals revoked.

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Usain Bolt never tested positive for banned substances; all of his Olympic gold medals remain valid and he was never found guilty of doping.

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In Sports Doping Scandals, Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles for doping.

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Lance Armstrong admitted to doping and was stripped of all seven Tour de France titles he won from 1999 to 2005 by the UCI.

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In Sports Doping Scandals, the Russian Olympic team was banned from the 2018 Winter Games for state-sponsored doping.

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Russia was banned from the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics due to a state-sponsored doping program; individual clean athletes competed as neutrals.

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In Sports Doping Scandals, Marion Jones returned her five Olympic medals after admitting to steroid use.

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Marion Jones admitted to using steroids before the 2000 Sydney Olympics and was forced to return her five medals (three gold, two bronze).

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In Sports Doping Scandals, Michael Phelps tested positive for a banned substance at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

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Michael Phelps never failed a doping test; a 2009 photo of him with a marijuana pipe led to a public apology but no positive test or ban.

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In Sports Doping Scandals, tennis star Serena Williams was suspended for two years after a positive steroid test in 2012.

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Serena Williams never failed a doping test. She received a medical therapeutic use exemption for a banned substance in 2012 but was not suspended.

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In Sports Doping Scandals, Ben Johnson lost his 1988 Olympic gold medal after testing positive for stanozolol.

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Ben Johnson tested positive for the anabolic steroid stanozolol after winning the 100m at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and was disqualified.

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In Sports Doping Scandals, the Chicago Blackhawks were involved in a team-wide doping program revealed in 2015.

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No major doping scandal involved the Chicago Blackhawks. The NHL has had individual cases but no team-wide program exposed in 2015.

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