Weightlifters fail drug tests

Title

Weightlifters fail drug tests

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

2 Feb 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:16

Description

George Matheson interview with UK Sports Minister, Colin Moynihan, in Auckland at the Commonwealth Games, on the case of Welsh weightlifters, Ricky Chaplin and Gareth Hives, who have been stripped of their medals after failing drugs tests and admission by their manager Myrddin John he also took steroids in the past. On what can be done to prevent the use of drugs in sport. Background noise in places.

Contributors

George Matheson; Colin Moynihan

Keywords

Sport; Sports competitions; Drugs; Wales; Commonwealth games; Sportsmen; Anabolic steroids; Ricky Chaplin; Gareth Hives; Myrddin John

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