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The Record Fakers
5 live looks back to the 1983 World Athletics Championships which was dominated by the athletes of East Germany, many of whom were the product of state-sponsored doping.
The first World Athletics Championships in Helsinki was dominated by the athletes of East Germany - many of whom, it has since emerged, were the product of a state-sponsored doping regime.
5 live Track and Field looks back at what was the sport like then, the human and emotional cost of systematic doping, and what lessons the sport must learn as it fights the cheats today.
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Sun 6 Aug 201710:00
BBC Radio 5 Live
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- Wed 24 Apr 201319:30BBC Radio 5 Live
- Sun 6 Aug 201710:00BBC Radio 5 Live