The news about athletes using enhancement drugs was everywhere, spreading faster than anyone could control. Because the Olympics were only weeks away and every country was holding their trials, the timing of the scandal hit like a nuclear bomb. And the fact that it was America at the center of it?
That was what shook the world the most.
Global broadcasters replayed the headlines every single minute. Countries with strong athletic programs were watching closely. Rival nations were glued to their screens, waiting for names to drop. Some were secretly happy—after all, if top American athletes were disqualified, it gave their own athletes a better shot at medals.
But others were terrified, praying silently that their own athletes had not used the same formula.
Because if the formula had spread internationally…
Then the scandal was no longer America's headache.
It would become a worldwide disaster.
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Inside USADA headquarters, Thomas had completely transformed.
He wasn't calm.
