Paul is back for another action packed and entertaining episode. This week he will discuss some of the well-known sporting scandals from over the years. He will discuss some of the scandals from previous episodes e.g., Sandpaper gate, Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding, and will then go into more detail about some other well known sporting scandals, some that led to lifetime bans. Some of who i will discuss include.
- A Canadian sprinter who won the race of the century and a few days later was stripped of his Olympic Gold and went home in disgrace.
- Chicago White Sox (Black Sox) scandal in 1919.
- Doping in cycling e.g., Lance Armstrong and Lloyd Flandis.
- Maria Sharapova, Martina Hingis, Simona Halep, Andre Agassi.
- Randy Barnes and Justin Gaitlin.
- 2000 Spanish Paralympic Basketball team.
- Israel Folau and his controversial comments and battle with Rugby Australia.
- The Stillnox Six
Paul finishes with his top 5 sports scandals.
Sources
1 researchgate.net ‘defining scandal in sports: media and corporate sponsor perspectives’, January 2005, sport marketing quarterly 14(4), by Stephanie Hughes and matt shank.
2. Bleacherreport.com ‘the 20 biggest scandals in sports history’, by nell Malley, 27/9/2011.
3. Espn.com.au ‘the headlines that rocked Australian sport this decade’, 30/12/2019
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Barnes
5. Khelnow.com ‘top 10 high-profile international athletes banned for doping’, by Sourav Ganguly, 24/1/23.
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martina_Hingis
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Johnson_(Canadian_sprinter)
8. Edition.cnn.com ‘hero or villain? Ben Johnson and the dirtiest race in history’, by James montague.23/7/2012.
9. Mitogen ‘Johnson, Lewis and christie reflect on infamous race’. 8/7/2011.
10.the bleacher report.com ‘ben Johnson” is 1988 Olympics scandal the biggest of all time?’, by Tim Keeney, 10/10/2012.
11. The guardian.com ‘the dirtiest race in history. Olympic 100m final, 1988’, by Duncan Mackay. 18/4/2003.
12. CBC: ben Johnson. A hero disgraced-CBC rewind turns back clock to 1988 Seoul Olympics.
13. Everything zoomer.com “ben Johnson. Where is he now?” Judy Gerstel, 12/8/2016.
14. Qprmarsh ‘ben Johnson: lost Seoul’, 12/4/2019.
