Assignment Shame of the Game / The Drugs Olympics
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1"Shame of the Game", injured rugby players sue the rugby establishment over their crippling injuries. Is rugby negligent in it's safety standards? Spinal units have many rugby players as patients.
Speakers
- Mike Girling-Butcher (injured player) Charlton Harris (injured player) Grant Cameron (lawyer) Richie Guy (NZRFU chairman) John Kay (injured player) Tane Norton (former All Black) Nick Ferry (injured player) Alan Bean (spinal surgeon) Matt Carroll (Australian Rugby Union)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2"The Drugs Olympics" (BBC panorama) The prevalence of drug abuse amongst Olympic athletes is much larger than previously believed. Performance-enhancing drugs are widely used and hard to detect.
Speakers
- Bryan Batcheldor Michael Turner (UK Olympic doctor) Robert Voy (US Olympic Cmte., 1984-89) Angella Issajenko (former Olympic athlete) Craig Kammerer (anti-doping lab, Los Angeles Olympics) Arnold Beckett (loc Medical Commission, 1967-92) Pat Connolly (former Olympic coach) John Leonard (director American Swim Coaches Assn.) John Cantwell (Chief Medical Officer, Atlanta Olympics)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Assignment
Secondary Title
- Shame of the Game / The Drugs Olympics
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 18 July 1996
Start Time
- 19 : 30
Finish Time
- 20 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Live Broadcast
- No
Genres
- Current affairs
Hosts
- Susan Wood (Presenter)
Speakers
- Bryan Batcheldor Michael Turner (UK Olympic doctor) Robert Voy (US Olympic Cmte., 1984-89) Angella Issajenko (former Olympic athlete) Craig Kammerer (anti-doping lab, Los Angeles Olympics) Arnold Beckett (loc Medical Commission, 1967-92) Pat Connolly (former Olympic coach) John Leonard (director American Swim Coaches Assn.) John Cantwell (Chief Medical Officer, Atlanta Olympics)
- Mike Girling-Butcher (injured player) Charlton Harris (injured player) Grant Cameron (lawyer) Richie Guy (NZRFU chairman) John Kay (injured player) Tane Norton (former All Black) Nick Ferry (injured player) Alan Bean (spinal surgeon) Matt Carroll (Australian Rugby Union)