Floyd Landis of the USA and Phonak in action during Stage 17 of the 93rd Tour de France between Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and Morzine-Avoriaz on July 20, 2006 in Morzine-Avoriaz, France. (Photo by Friedemann Vogel/Bongarts/Getty Images)
Athletes and the taint of doping
Doping scandals are complicating the lives of some prominent athletes, including bicyclist Floyd Landis. Midmorning looks at the latest ways some athletes, professional and amateur, try to enhance performance artificially.
Guests
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Peter Roby: Director of the Center for Sports in Society at Northeastern University.
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Brian Derwin: Key promoter of an independent U.S. Anti-Doping Agency and has served on U.S. Olympic Committee board. He was a member of U.S. Olympic weightlifting team in 1980.
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Steven Ungerleider: Sports psychologist and author of "Faust's Gold: Inside the East German Doping Machine."
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