Sanya Richards believes athletics will never be free of drugs - but she will run in Beijing convinced the sport is cleaner than ever

US 4 x 400 World Record scrapped

8/12/08
By Michael Phillips

It is with some irony that Richards is the most prolific 400m runner of her generation, because she is the one athlete in the event with more to prove than any one else. She already has an Olympic gold and two World Championships successes from the relay, but when it comes to the individual event, she has never triumphed. The American is determined to be one of the stars of an Olympics she hopes will help steer the new breed of young athletes away from doping.