Olympic gold medalist Marion Jones admits to steroid use
Posted October 4th, 2007 at 7:50 PM by Martha Jones
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics, Drugs In Sports
According to an article published this evening on WashingtonPost.com:
“Track star Marion Jones has acknowledged using steroids as she prepared for the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney and plans to plead guilty tomorrow in New York to two counts of lying to federal agents about her drug use and an unrelated financial matter, according to a letter Jones sent to close family and friends.”
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Tags: afp, doping, drugs, Marion Jones, steroid use, steroids, the clear, THG, trevor graham, washington post
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[…] Marion Jones was the darling of the sprint events during her prime. Nobody came close of beating her and easily won three gold medals at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and also two bronze medals. It is coming to an end when Marion Jones admits to doping which will bring curtains down for good in her athletics career. […]
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