A poor human rights record did not prevent China getting the 2008 Olympics -- and neither did a history of performances enhanced by drugs.
It's strange that an organisation, which will have you believe it is leading a crusade against the use of drugs in sport, should award its most cherished possession to a country which, over the past decade, has the world's worst doping record.
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