Victor Conte, BALCO 的创始人,2000年代使用兴奋剂的丑闻,75岁死于胰腺癌。 Victor Conte, BALCO founder behind 2000s doping scandal, dies at 75 from pancreatic cancer.

Victor Conte, BALCO实验室创始人,2000年代初期体育兴奋剂丑闻的核心, 75岁死于胰腺癌。 Victor Conte, founder of the BALCO lab central to the early 2000s sports doping scandal, has died at 75 from pancreatic cancer. BALCO研制出无法检测的增强性能的药物,供Barry Bonds、Marion Jones和Jason Giambi等运动员使用,这在2003年向反兴奋剂当局发送可疑注射器后引发了一次重大调查。 BALCO developed undetectable performance-enhancing drugs used by athletes including Barry Bonds, Marion Jones, and Jason Giambi, sparking a major investigation after a suspicious syringe was sent to anti-doping authorities in 2003. Jones被剥夺了奥林匹克奖牌并被监禁, Conte则对分发类固醇和洗钱认罪,在监狱服刑四个月。 Jones was stripped of Olympic medals and jailed, while Conte pleaded guilty to steroid distribution and money laundering, serving four months in prison. 后来几年,他通过SNAC公司促进营养和调节,声称与反兴奋剂机构合作。 In later years, he promoted nutrition and conditioning through his company SNAC, claiming cooperation with anti-doping agencies. 他的去世标志着体育史上一个有争议的篇章的结束。 His death marks the end of a controversial chapter in sports history.