Top 10 things you may not know about Olympics

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 First suspension for doping happened in 1968

First suspension for doping happened in 1968, one of the 'top 10 things you may not know about Olympics' by China.org.cn.

First suspension for doping happened in 1968 [georgesjournal.wordpress.com]


The first Olympic athlete to test positive for doping use was Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall, a Swedish pentathlete at the 1968 Olympics, following the introduction of anti-doping regulations by the International Olympic Committee in 1967. Liljenwall had drunk some beer to calm his nerves before the pistol shooting.

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