Balco

BALCO (Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative) was a sports nutrition company involved in a scandal for supplying performance-enhancing drugs to athletes. Based in California, it became notorious in the early 2000s when it was linked to doping athletes, including some prominent names. Investigations revealed that BALCO provided banned substances like steroids to improve athletic performance, undermining fair competition. The case highlighted issues around doping in sports and led to criminal charges, convictions, and increased efforts to combat performance-enhancing drug use in athletics.