Doping

Every year we hear of a sporting scandal that shocks fans around the world. In 2016 it was the FIFA corruptions scandal, the deflategate scandal of 2015, in 2012 the Lance Armstrong doping scandal, and many more in every sport imaginable. These events are horrible for fans, as their beloved sport become ruined by the greed and evil nature of just a select few. It spoils the image of a league or organization and makes all the parties involved look bad. In all these cases, the suspects are…

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Maria Sharapova a famous athlete in the sport of tennis was recently caught using performance enhancing drugs. Meldonium is a drug that is quite often used amongst tennis players and other athletes. As of Friday the number of positive tests for the substance in 2016 across the sporting world was up to 140, this is becoming a huge problem for not only tennis athletes but athletes across all sport codes. What do we know about the substance, why was the Russian taking it and why was it banned…

well as alleviate pain. (Bjornlund 12). The doping controversy began in 1865 when canal swimmers in Amsterdam, Holland were the first athletes to be charged with doping (Timeline). Doping in sports became a problem because growing use of drugs came with growing risks to athletes, as well as dangerous incidents led to measures being taken (Bjornlund 13). There are two points of views concerning the debate on doping in sports. Despite the fact that doping could be a safety hazard to the athlete…

anabolic androgenic steroids imitate the activity of natural testosterone and lead to fast rate protein production by muscle cells and thus achieving bigger muscles and increased endurance. The illegal use of these products to gain a competitive edge is doping. According to my research, this practice has been on the rise for decades now not only in the sports world but also among performers and the young generation in general. The fight against it is almost being lost rather than being won even…

drug abuse amongst athletes. Based on my findings in the Ancient Greek Olympics eating mushrooms and drinking a wine/brandy concoction altered your consciousness and enhanced your performance, this was one of the first methods of doping in ancient times. Even back then doping was known to be unethical and identified cheaters were sold into slavery, athletes are now being drug tested to make sure there are no drugs in their system but even with this method, individuals still tend to slip through…

express my warm thanks to Ms. Geetanjali Chandra for providing me with this challenging project and her support and guidance. Thank you, Suprio Nath Introduction Doping, the term is used when an athlete uses prohibited or illegal drugs to improve his training & final performance. Often while talking about doping, the common drug that comes to mind is Steroids. Nonetheless…

Professional Sports Government All of the government of the professional are trying to resist and deter the doping and the athletes who are trying to take and use it because they do not deserve the victory. Also, they will take the cup, money, or, the golden and silver medals by illegal ways. Thus, the professional sports governmental like FIFA has started making some aims anti-doping policies and doping control, and the aims are: to prop and safeguard the morals and ethics and morals of…

The article focuses on the idea that performance-enhancing drugs being legalized would be beneficial for the world of sport. There are conflicts with regulating drugs because of design. There are perspectives on how doping may be medically supervised. There is the exploration of doping to win is a necessity. It would be a difficult task to catch dopers. A main concern for legalizing performance-enhancing drugs is to figure out how would it work to regulate. The author of the article, Stephen…

for years. Athletes who dope should have to forfeit their titles and medals because doping gives them an unfair advantage and enhances their abilities. Not to mention it is also illegal and can result in a ban from sports and even financial penalties. ("BBC Sport", 2016) There are many reasons as to why doping should have harsh punishments but to understand them, one must understand what doping actually is. Doping is when athletes take illegal substances to improve their performances and…