A doping history case that raised more questions than answers. He was disqualified three days later after testing positive for anabolic steroid stanazolol. However, while testifying before a Canadian government inquiry committee a year late Johnson admitted he had lied about using banned performance-enhancing substances. Whispers first started of him using banned substance when he won the 1999 Tour de France after recovering from testicular cancer. Christie always pleaded his innocence and was even cleared by UK Athletics before World Athletics (then the International Association of Athletics Federations) stepped in to ban him.

Source: Daily Nation April 08, 2020 03:56 UTC