At the 1988 Seoul Olympics the Ben Johnson drugs scandal broke when the Canadian sprinter tested positive after winning the 100 meters final. A subsequent Canadian government inquiry found evidence that doping was widespread in athletics. A series of high-profile drug busts prompted the IOC to call a special anti-doping conference in early 1999 and the establishment of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). In 1998 it was revealed that some IOC members had been bribed to award the 2002 Winter Games to Salt Lake City. __
