Who's Cheating Whom? - Four Corners
Who's Cheating Whom?
MONDAY 22ND APRIL 2013
The Australian Crime Commission stunned sports fans when it announced it had evidence of the widespread use of peptides and hormones, that illicit drug use in athletes is under-reported and that organised crime is moving in on Australian sport.
The former head of the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Agency (ASADA) described the ACC's findings as the blackest day yet for sport in this country. Significantly, these allegations were not confined to Olympic sports, but were aimed clearly at AFL and Rugby League clubs. But can the claims be substantiated?
Next on Four Corners reporter Geoff Thompson reveals what's really going on behind the scenes in professional sport. He finds that not only are athletes, including those from major football codes, taking performance-enhancing substances but that the current drug testing system is inadequate. It's also clear that sporting officials and politicians, up until now, have had very little appetite to stamp out drug taking and it has been whistleblowers who have borne the brunt of exposing drugs in sport, often to their detriment.
Who's Cheating Whom?, reported by Geoff Thompson and presented by Kerry O'Brien, goes to air on Monday 22nd April at 8.30pm. It is replayed on Tuesday 23rd April at 11.35pm. It can also be seen on ABC News 24 Saturday at 8.00pm, ABC iview and at abc.net.au/4corners.
Who's Cheating Whom?
MONDAY 22ND APRIL 2013
The Australian Crime Commission stunned sports fans when it announced it had evidence of the widespread use of peptides and hormones, that illicit drug use in athletes is under-reported and that organised crime is moving in on Australian sport.
The former head of the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Agency (ASADA) described the ACC's findings as the blackest day yet for sport in this country. Significantly, these allegations were not confined to Olympic sports, but were aimed clearly at AFL and Rugby League clubs. But can the claims be substantiated?
Next on Four Corners reporter Geoff Thompson reveals what's really going on behind the scenes in professional sport. He finds that not only are athletes, including those from major football codes, taking performance-enhancing substances but that the current drug testing system is inadequate. It's also clear that sporting officials and politicians, up until now, have had very little appetite to stamp out drug taking and it has been whistleblowers who have borne the brunt of exposing drugs in sport, often to their detriment.
Who's Cheating Whom?, reported by Geoff Thompson and presented by Kerry O'Brien, goes to air on Monday 22nd April at 8.30pm. It is replayed on Tuesday 23rd April at 11.35pm. It can also be seen on ABC News 24 Saturday at 8.00pm, ABC iview and at abc.net.au/4corners.
