Last month, 33 year old bodybuilder Mateusz Chmura collapsed and died during a prestigious UK competition. The cause of his death is yet to be confirmed but it’s raised fresh questions about why there are so many fatalities in the sport – some figures suggest around 50 a year, internationally. So what’s killing these athletes? And is the widespread substance abuse in this world spilling over into the mainstream?
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- Matt Lawton, chief sports correspondent, The Times.
- Imran Khan, sports and exercise physiologist and director of SafePulse.
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**Producer:** Olivia Case.
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