Actually, that was all part of the ancient Olympics, where a statue of Zeus couldn't deter athletes from skirting the rules to get that extra edge.
"If Hercules was vulnerable, why not human athletes?" classics professor Hugh Ming Lee told Reuters.
So perhaps we shouldn't be surprised when drug tests force us to rewrite the medal counts in track and field, weightlifting, cycling or any other sport. And maybe we should expect referees and judges to leave us befuddled at times, whether they're cheating or simply unable to keep up with the less-than-legal actions in front of them.