BUDAPEST – Americans often take a holier-than-thou position when it comes to the anti-doping system. Indeed, U.S. athletes are typically heard to say something like, we get tested more. The upshot: you can trust our results more – we’re clean. The implication: others may not be.
New data from the Athletics Integrity Unit, a deep dive of out-of-competition tests from last year’s track and field world championships in Eugene, Oregon, makes plain that Americans – and fans of the U.S. team – ought to reconsider deeply held devotion.