Doping scandals do not just affect Russian Olympic athletes. The world’s most famous dog sled race found itself under scrutiny when dogs at last year’s event tested positive for a banned painkiller.
Both organisers and competitors are now hoping to put that behind them as they set off on the Iditarod Trail in Alaska.
Al Jazeera’s Charlotte Bellis reports.
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