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Chess reminds us sport is full of crooked moves
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Salvation is not always found in a cold, frothy glass. At the 1968 Olympics, a Swedish pentathlete, Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall, became the first athlete to be disqualified for failing a drug test. Before his shooting segment, Liljenwall had ingested a banned substance in a bid to soothe his nerves.
What awful stimulant was this?
