For many athletes, winning an Olympic medal is a dream come true, but for Alysia Montaño, the road to recognition has been long and arduous. After finishing fifth in the women's 800-meter final at the 2012 Olympics, Montaño recently learned that her performance is set to be upgraded to a bronze medal due to doping violations by the athletes ahead of her.
Both Russian athletes who finished ahead of Montaño were implicated in a state-sponsored doping program, leading to the stripping of their medals. This news came as a bittersweet moment for Montaño, who had long suspected foul play in her competitions against these athletes.
