, formersprinter, ines geipel. she has been fighting forjustice formersprinter, ines geipel. she has been fighting for justice for those who were doped for decades stop others chose to remain silent. why did she opt to speak out? ines geipel, welcome to hardtalk. let us go back to the beginning and tell me how you, as a child, born in east germany, your family raised you in dresden, how you, as a girl, became involved in the abuse of hormones, the doping scandal in east germany... obviously, you were lied to. what did your coaches tell you when they presented you with these blue pills? what did they say they were and what we re what did they say they were and what were they for? the drug you were administered, and we now know because it is written in detail stasi files, the drug you received dynvital, this hormone which so many different young people talk. it is, for many people hard to believe that you did not know that you are receiving an illegal drug. you are 17, then in your early 20s when he was still taking

ines geipel, welcome to hardtalk. let us go back to the beginning and tell me how you, as a child born in east germany — yourfamily raised you in dresden — how you, as a girl, became involved in the abuse of hormones, the doping scandal in east germany? obviously you were lied to. what did your coaches tell you, when they presented you with these blue pills, what did they say they were, and what were they for? the drug you were administered — and we now know because it is all written about in detailed stasi files, so we have the records — you received, like so many other young talented athletes, you received turinabol, which was this hormone, which so many different young people took. it is for many people hard to believe that you did not know that you were receiving an illegal drug. you were 17, then in your early 20s when you were still taking it. surely you had some thoughts that this was notjust a vitamin, it was something more, after all, your body was changing. what impact do you believe these drugs had