The Olympic games are an event that tops most all others. Modern day Olympic games consist of 16 days of sporting events, and as of the 2016 Rio Olympics, consisted of 28 sports (Topendsports). Among those who compete in these sports are the best in the entire world, from all countries. Because of the incredible level of talent that goes into competing for Olympic Gold, many athletes have succumbed to the pressure of using external drugs in order to assist their performance. For years athletes have used PED’s, the most controversial and monumental case being that of the forcefully implemented doping regime of the East Germans around the time of the 1976 Montreal Olympics. Because of the rising use and improvements in science, performance enhancing
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Many athletes that throw or run track events have been caught using drugs in order to perform better. According to Tom Fordyce of BBC, four of the five fastest 100m men in history have received doping bans, with Usain Bolt being the only that has not (Fordyce). Among the list of doping violators is Justin Gatlin, who throughout his career had received two separate doping bans, for a total of five years of lost competition. Justin Gatlin’s Offenses, however, had been dealt with accordingly and effectively, after serving a ban for a substance he had taken regularly and innocently for years, his second ban was lenient, yet strict enough to punish him properly. The outcome of his 2006 world record was also dealt with effectively, as his record was set close enough to his violation to support the thought that he was aided by PED’s during this …show more content…
In 2001 Gatlin had tested positive for amphetamines, a drug used to treat attention deficit disorder, yet nonetheless a banned substance. Banned for two years from international competition by the IAAF, Gatlin had looked to change the situation he was in. After making appeals and going to trial, Gatlin had provided enough evidence and support to persuade authorities to shorten his ban of two years. Gatlin claimed that he had been taking medication with amphetamines in order to treat his attention deficit disorder for nearly 10 years before his drug test was discovered to be dirty. In the end, Gatlin was granted a shortened sentence of only a year-long ban from international competition. In this case, the IAAF had acted proper and just in the idea of allowing a shortened ban. The drug that Gatlin had been caught using is not an incredibly significant drug to use in order to enhance the athletic performance of an individual. The fact that Gatlin had been, for years, taking the drug as a child in order to combat a real disorder is also enough to constitute the shortening of his initial ban. Personally, under the circumstances of the case, I do not think that Gatlin should have been banned at all. He had known he was on the drugs and admitted to the properly prescribed use of them as well as cooperated with the IAAF in order to aid the investigation and serve his
Many athletes that throw or run track events have been caught using drugs in order to perform better. According to Tom Fordyce of BBC, four of the five fastest 100m men in history have received doping bans, with Usain Bolt being the only that has not (Fordyce). Among the list of doping violators is Justin Gatlin, who throughout his career had received two separate doping bans, for a total of five years of lost competition. Justin Gatlin’s Offenses, however, had been dealt with accordingly and effectively, after serving a ban for a substance he had taken regularly and innocently for years, his second ban was lenient, yet strict enough to punish him properly. The outcome of his 2006 world record was also dealt with effectively, as his record was set close enough to his violation to support the thought that he was aided by PED’s during this …show more content…
In 2001 Gatlin had tested positive for amphetamines, a drug used to treat attention deficit disorder, yet nonetheless a banned substance. Banned for two years from international competition by the IAAF, Gatlin had looked to change the situation he was in. After making appeals and going to trial, Gatlin had provided enough evidence and support to persuade authorities to shorten his ban of two years. Gatlin claimed that he had been taking medication with amphetamines in order to treat his attention deficit disorder for nearly 10 years before his drug test was discovered to be dirty. In the end, Gatlin was granted a shortened sentence of only a year-long ban from international competition. In this case, the IAAF had acted proper and just in the idea of allowing a shortened ban. The drug that Gatlin had been caught using is not an incredibly significant drug to use in order to enhance the athletic performance of an individual. The fact that Gatlin had been, for years, taking the drug as a child in order to combat a real disorder is also enough to constitute the shortening of his initial ban. Personally, under the circumstances of the case, I do not think that Gatlin should have been banned at all. He had known he was on the drugs and admitted to the properly prescribed use of them as well as cooperated with the IAAF in order to aid the investigation and serve his