Ekaterina Poistogova

Before the women's 800 meters final at the 2012 London Olympics, Alysia Montano crafted a plan based upon the bleak reality of her sport. Her coach, she recalls, told her, "You're going to have a couple girls who aren't clean in your race." On track and field's largest stage, Montano knew she required a strategy to beat pharmacology as much as athl...

Before the women's 800 meters final at the 2012 London Olympics, Alysia Montano crafted a plan based upon the bleak reality of her sport. Her coach, she recalls, told her, "You're going to have a couple girls who aren't clean in your race." On track and field's largest stage, Montano knew she required a strategy to beat pharmacology as much as athl...