New Sports Doping Code Leaves Room For a Bit of Magic

The list of banned substances in sport is long and complex, including chemical monstrosities such as fenproporex and quinbolone.  Anti-doping officials have imposed harsher guidelines to prevent athletes from taking the performance enhancers, but in some countries, authorities are dealing with even more mysterious substances such as snake skins and monkey parts. At the world anti-doping conference in Johannesburg, Africa's sports federations have met to share concerns about the...

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