The Beijing Olympics have witnessed a spectacular series of new world records. Amid the excitement, the heat has gone out of the doping debate.
But Swiss former Olympians claim that people would have to be "naive" to think that every jaw-dropping performance was down to good old-fashioned hard work.
With three days to go before the closing ceremony, only five athletes – and four horses – have tested positive for banned substances.
On Wednesday Usain Bolt made Olympic history by becoming the first sprinter since Carl Lewis in 1984 to win both the 100- and 200-metre sprints at one Games – and the first to do it while setting world records in both.
On Sunday US swimmer Michael Phelps won his record eighth gold of the Games, setting his seventh world record into the bargain.
To explain the athletes' apparent cleanness, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has pointed to the deterrent effect of its drug control programme. Full story...
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