Ivan Fernandez Anaya and Kenyan runnerAbel Mutai. (Photo: Jorge Broncano/YouTube)
Cheating in sports has dominated the news for the last several days since American cyclist Lance Armstrong confessed to years of doping.
His dishonesty casts a shadow over an entire sport, even its honest competitors but as The World’s Gerry Hadden reports from Barcelona, good guys can finish first.
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