"I believe doping is happening in the Paralympics, just like the Olympics, because there are the same benefits," Pascoe said. Swimmers Sophie Pascoe (six gold and four silver medals across all strokes) and Cameron Leslie (two medley gold medals) triumphed at the Beijing and London Games. Rio-bound Paralympic star Sophie Pascoe says drug use probably goes on in her sport. Pascoe, 23, competes with one leg after losing the second in a childhood accident; Leslie, 26, races with a congenital quadruple limb deficiency. Out of competition testing began before the 2000 Sydney Games and 14 athletes returned positive tests, including nine powerlifters before competition.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 19, 2016 09:45 UTC