Weightlifters on steroids shock

Title

Weightlifters on steroids shock

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

1 Feb 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:01:30

Description

James Matthews reports on the revelation that Welsh team manager, Myrddin John, has used anabolic steroids. Follows on from the case of Welsh weightlifters, Ricky Chaplin and Gareth Hives, who have both been stripped of their Commonwealth Games medals after failing drugs tests. Includes interview with Ricky Chaplin. For Update programme.

Contributors

James Matthews; Ricky Chaplin

Keywords

Sport; Sports competitions; Drugs; Wales; Commonwealth games; Sportsmen; Update (radio programme); Anabolic steroids; Ricky Chaplin; Gareth Hives; Myrddin John

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