It was the "Finger Wag Seen Round The World!"

Olympic swimming got REAL interesting, REAL fast this year. Lilly King, going for gold in the 100 meter breaststroke saw one of her main rivals, Yulia Efimova, give the #1 sign with her finger after winning her qualifying heat. Lilly gave her the full Dikembe by wagging her finger at the computer screen, and then went out and beat Yulia's qualifying time.

After her heat, Lilly threw down the gauntlet and said that she's not a fan of cheaters (Yulia was banned for 16 months previously, and tested positive for a supplement that was made illegal in Olympic competition this year). It was officially time for Lilly to put up or shut up.

And put up she did. In the finals for the event, Lilly beat Yulia by just over a half second, setting a new Olympic Record in the process.

At her press conference afterwards, Lilly went one step further and said "people who are caught on doping offences should not be on the team". End of story.

To be fair, Yulia was in tears at the press conference talking about how the crowd was booing her. She asked for people to forgive the person she used to be when she was younger. She also comes from a country that has been wracked with cheating allegations for years, with many of their athletes failing drug tests and allegations that it is state sanctioned. She served her 16 month suspension when she was 21. The second time she was found guilty of doping was when the Olympics banned a substance called "meldonium" on January 1st of this year. It had been approved to go on the banned substance list on September 16th of the year before, and it's not sure how long the drug stays in your system, so it's possible Yulia stopped taking it when she found out it was approved to be banned and it just never left her system in time. It is supposed to enhance your performance by carrying more blood to your muscles.

So, you tell us. How long do you think Olympians found guilty of cheating should be punished?

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