US committee identifies 24 Olympic winners who took banned drugs

THE US Olympic Committee (USOC) has identified 24 athletes who tested positive for banned drugs and then won medals at the Olympic Games over the last two decades, the Los Angeles Times has reported.

But, according to documents obtained by the newspaper, the USOC concluded there is no evidence of a systematic cover-up.

The paper’s website reported on Wednesday that the USOC has indicated that in all but one of the cases the athlete had “already served a suspension or received other appropriate discipline under the applicable rules”.