.NOT SUCH A LONG TIME ago it appeared that the Olympics was succeeding its battle with medication cheats. Retests of samples from competitions at the Beijing and also London games led to more than 100 medalists being excluded for doping. This tally highlighted the frequency of drugtaking in Olympic sports, but additionally the effectiveness of anti-doping authorizations. The creation of the World Anti-Doping Firm (WADA) in 1999 had revealed that the sports planet was serious about finishing cheating. Prominent dopers, including Marion Jones, a United States athlete, were penalized retroactively. Meanwhile a new generation of professional athletes like Usain Bolt and also Michael Phelps broke records without the help of disallowed drugs.