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Doping, Diving and God

How can a champion thank God for a win if they have taken performance enhancing drugs?

Dr Robert Beckford explores how cheating in sport conflicts with Christian principles.

He asks how can an Olympic champion stand on the podium with a gold medal and then thank God in an interview if they have taken performance enhancing drugs? Can a footballer celebrate the penalty he has 鈥榳on鈥� and then point to the sky in honour of God? In this edition of Heart and Soul, featuring Olympic medallist Ben Johnson, Robert explores what the Christianity has to say about fair play and whether by cheating you are dishonouring your faith.

Doping, Diving and God was presented by Robert Beckford and produced in Salford by Rajeev Gupta.

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