... AND IS THIS THE DIRTIEST RACE EVER?

One in seven of all finalists have doped, either before or since

More than one third of finalists are connected to doping offences

Russia are worst offenders but also Jamaica, Turkey, Belarus

1ST ASLI CAKIR ALPTEKIN

27, Turkey Served two-year ban from 2004 to 2006. Currently serving an eight-year ban. Stripped of her gold. DRUG CHEAT

2ND GAMZE BULUT

20, Turkey Currently suspended from competition.

FAILED TEST 3RD MARYAM YUSUF JAMAL

27, Bahrain Never failed a drug test.

4TH TATYANA TOMASHOVA

37, Russia Currently part of Russia’s global suspension. DRUG CHEAT

5TH ABEBA AREGAWI

22, Ethiopia Banned in 2016 but had the suspension overturned.

FAILED TEST 6TH SHANNON ROWBURY

27, USA Never failed a drug test.

7TH NATALLIA KAREIVA

26, Belarus Banned in 2014.

DRUG CHEAT 8TH LUCIA KLOCOVA

28, Slovakia Never failed a drug test.

9TH EKATERINA KOSTETSKAYA

25, Russia Given a two-year ban in 2014.

DRUG CHEAT 10TH LISA DOBRISKEY

28, Britain Never failed a drug test.

IF London 2012 was the dirtiest Games ever, then surely the women’s 1,500m final was the dirtiest race. Six of the first nine athletes to cross the line in that infamous race, including ‘winner’ Asli Cakir Alptekin, have since been handed bans for drug...