dialogue: #Person1#: what happened? Why didn't he win?
  #Person2#: didn't you hear? He was disqualified.
  #Person1#: how did that happen? He's so talented! I thought he had a great chance of winning a gold medal!
  #Person2#: if he didn't have any drug problems, he would have won.
  #Person1#: what? What kind of drugs was he using?
  #Person2#: he was taking steroids to make him stronger and faster.
  #Person1#: I thought that all athletes were supposed to be regularly tested for drugs.
  #Person2#: they are. The reason why they didn't disqualify him until after the race is because the results from the text only came back afterwards.
  #Person1#: that's so disappointing. I don't know why top athletes would feel the need to take drugs.
  #Person2#: I don't think it's right, but I can understand why they might. Imagine how much pressure there would be to win for your country!
  #Person1#: regardless of how much pressure you're under, there's never a good reason to take drugs.
  #Person2#: I agree. Hopefully with the new regulations, fewer athletes will try to cheat with drugs.
  #Person1#: let's hope so.
summary: #Person2# tells #Person1# a talented athlete did not win because of drug problems. #Person2# and #Person1# discuss the reason why the player was disqualified until after the race, and the reason why the player took drugs.
topic: drug cheating