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Marion’s drug confession

Track and field star Marion Jones wowed the crowds at the 2000 Games in Sydney snagging five medals, including three gold.

But seven years after her incredible feat, the Belizean-American athlete was stripped of all five medals and banned from the 2008 Games after she admitted to using steroids.

Marion, 45, broke down as she accepted a two-year suspension

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