Usain Bolt, one of Jamaica’s star athletes, was stripped of one of his well deserved gold medals in June 2016 from the 2008 Olympic Games because one of his teammates tested positive for a banned substance. After a retesting of urine samples, fellow runner, Nesta Carter, was found guilty of abusing methylhexaneamine during the games. In a CNN article written in 2017, Lewis describes Usain Bolt’s reaction to the International Olympic Committee’s decision to disqualify the Jamaican team from the event. He knew that giving up his gold title was the honorable thing to do and to avoid scandal had no other comments over the situation. Many athletes have been accused of doping to advance in their career; however, it is an ethical decision that changes
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In this sport, it is ideal to have a small body, not only because the uniforms show quite a bit of skin, but because it is easier to tumble, stunt, or master other skills for smaller athletes as opposed to larger athletes. An article from Cosmopolitan Magazine about what it is like to be an NFL cheerleader clearly describes the enormous pressure that can overwhelm these athletes. The interviewee mentioned that her friendships with her teammates consisted of sharing advice about detox diets, colon-cleansing pills, and diuretics. As a cheerleader myself, I see these types of bonds shared over ways to make ourselves smaller or skinnier. Many people forget that diuretics are also considered Performance Enhancing Drugs (PED) and will alter the amount of Sodium and Chlorine in the body, which ultimately gets rid of all the access water in the body (Ogbru). With cheerleaders as an example, all athletes struggle with the pressures of their sport. It is difficult to handle the stress of the spotlight, the sport itself, and the way they look or feel competing. PED’s are able to temporarily resolve the pressure; however, they do not resolve long term issues. The long term effects of Performance Enhancing Drugs are not worth the provisional high. The most common PED found in athletes, Anabolic drugs, can cause liver damage, breast tissue
In this sport, it is ideal to have a small body, not only because the uniforms show quite a bit of skin, but because it is easier to tumble, stunt, or master other skills for smaller athletes as opposed to larger athletes. An article from Cosmopolitan Magazine about what it is like to be an NFL cheerleader clearly describes the enormous pressure that can overwhelm these athletes. The interviewee mentioned that her friendships with her teammates consisted of sharing advice about detox diets, colon-cleansing pills, and diuretics. As a cheerleader myself, I see these types of bonds shared over ways to make ourselves smaller or skinnier. Many people forget that diuretics are also considered Performance Enhancing Drugs (PED) and will alter the amount of Sodium and Chlorine in the body, which ultimately gets rid of all the access water in the body (Ogbru). With cheerleaders as an example, all athletes struggle with the pressures of their sport. It is difficult to handle the stress of the spotlight, the sport itself, and the way they look or feel competing. PED’s are able to temporarily resolve the pressure; however, they do not resolve long term issues. The long term effects of Performance Enhancing Drugs are not worth the provisional high. The most common PED found in athletes, Anabolic drugs, can cause liver damage, breast tissue