How far does the doping in sports go back? Doping goes far back to ancient Greek Olympics in 776 BC. “They used mushrooms, plants, and mixtures of wine and herbs.”. (Baron, David, David Martin, Samir Magd 1-2) “But as the years go on more athletes started doping in sports. Mixtures of strychnine, heroin, and caffeine were used widely by athletes.”. (Baron, David, David Martin, Samir Magd 2) Later cocaine …show more content…
Doping in todays sports is different from the past, with the NFL, MLB and other professional sports enforce strict rules of enhancement drugs. If players get caught can get fined and possibly kicked out of the sport.
What does the word “doping” mean in todays sports? “Doping means athletes taking illegal substances to improve their performances.”. (BBC Sport 1) “Professional athletes would “dope” or use enhancement drugs in their sport to train harder and recover quickly.”. (BBC Sport 1) Doping is when the red blood cells increase in the blood streams to give more oxygen to the muscles. Although you may see result from taking enhancement drugs it is not healthy for the human body. “Doping can lead to kidney damage, increased aggression, baldness, low sperm count for men, increased facial hair for men, and deepened voices for women.”. (BBC Sport 1-2) Most enhancement drugs are addictive and could lead to heart failure then