From very early on, athletes have found ways of getting a step ahead of the rest by a vast range of procedures, legal and illegal, safe and dangerous, ethical and non-ethical. The first Olympians were no different; the origins of enhancing performance can be traced back to athletes eating specially prepared lizard meat, thought to give them a slight advantage to the rest. Naturally every athlete would like to perform at a higher level than everyone else, but many of the methods for becoming the best have been questioned and regulated for years. Both sides of this debate, for and against therefore mentioned regulations, have their strong points and hold very strongly in the public’s eyes.
Olympic Games, testing the strength, endurance, skill, and overall talent of individuals and teams, is the most prestigious and self-gratifying competition worldwide. Working to achieve this greatness through dedicated practice and honest execution deserves our greatest efforts, and shows our true passion for the sport and the country we represent. For the Austrian Biathlon Cross Country skiing and rifle shooting team, this opportunity, worked towards through years of dedication and hopeful anticipation, was ripped from their grasp in 2002 when they …show more content…
The other side of the debate, still populated by fans and athletes themselves, counters the arguments made by the opposition by including their own reasoning. This view on sports and success, made by those just as motivated to win as anyone, takes the futuristic mentality, reasoning that athletes would still like to have an enjoyable and healthy life after their sporting