A proposal to strip world records and...

A proposal to strip world records and major championships from athletes who admit under oath to having used drugs will be voted on this week by track and field’s worldwide governing body meeting in Barcelona, Spain.

Created in the aftershock of Ben Johnson’s disqualification from the Seoul Olympics for steroid use and subsequent admission that he began using the banned substances in 1981, the proposal would be one of the most dramatic steps in the anti-doping drive.