World Anti-Doping Agency

discover a performance enhancing drug that was lacking in serious side effects. This did not stop them from reaching common knowledge across the sporting community, and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) established a medical commission to fight doping in 1967 – the Winter Olympics the following year became the first to institute compulsory drug testing. Anabolic steroids joined the list of banned substances in 1975 It is around the time of the blanket ban on anabolic steroids in…

Drug abuse is the curse of modern sport and has infected it since the establishment of organised sport. Some of the first known incident of drug abuse date back 3 millennia (O'Brien, 2013). Usage of illegal performance augmenting drugs are not just unethical it is unfair to other participants too. Regardless disproportionate usage of drugs can be deadly and addictive. Currently according to their judiciary system many countries has strict punishment as banning for 6 months to lifelong ban.…

I. The Olympics began in 776 B.C with one event, a 200-yard race. It started as religious festival for Zeus, the king of the gods, but it also served as a truce. Games were held between constantly arguing areas. The Olympics promised save travel to and from the Olympics. Since the beginning of the Olympics, many changes have been made. The source of these changes is the International Olympic Committee better known as the IOC. All 115 members meet once a year at their Sessions. Their main…

as blood doping. Jeanna Bryner, Managing Editor of Live Science, states it is “an illicit method of improving athletic performance by artificially boosting the blood 's ability to bring more oxygen to muscles.” Marathonist and cyclists use this method over steroids because if there is more oxygen going into their muscles, then they are able to increase their stamina and performance. This increase allows athletes to travel long distances without becoming fatigued. Though blood doping is an…

the 17th century and after, foreign leaders have taken advantage of the world in an attempt to gain power, and influence. The film “Icarus” by Bryan Fogel, evidences how Vladimir Putin and Russia interfered with their athletes, allowing and encouraging athletes to use performance enhancing drugs. This comes in an attempt to win and further gain political power for the state. Putin’s ideas and involvement in the illegal doping closely relates to previous action in absolutist monarchies and other…

decision that risks everything. Richard Pound, chairman of the World Anti-Doping Agency, remarked “The use of performance-enhancing drugs is not accidental; it is planned and deliberate with the sole objective of getting an unfair advantage. I don’t want my kids, or your kids, or anybody’s kids to have to turn themselves into chemical stockpiles just because there are cheaters out there who don’t care what they…

enhancing drug banned recently from the Olympics because it brings higher amounts of oxygen to muscle tissue this helps with endurance which is key for an athlete to succeed. This rule was put in place in January 2016 by the WADA or the World Anti-Doping Agency. 150 athletes were suspended including star tennis player (who was number 1 at…

little or no actions are taken and a lot of unfairness is displayed at the end of it all. Cheating in today 's global sporting world has become very common since players and officials put their selfish gains first at the expense of the enjoyment and fun of the game. Take a look at some of the most famous and unfortunate missteps that have taken place in the sporting world. These examples are very common in major sports. They need to be dealt with in…

involving the world’s most popular soccer. The FIFA world soccer tournament is a glorified event around the world and in recent news there has been scandals involving many officials. The U.S. Justice Department arrested several big-name FIFA officials in 2015, you could almost hear the cheering in the streets. Nothing was untouched by allegations of bribery, as questions were finally being answered about the lawfulness of everything from the selection of World Cup hosts to the awarding of…

receiving the award he was tested for using performance enhancing drugs. He was asked to give three urine samples for testing. When the samples left the building they were all sealed and not tampered with. When the urine tests arrived at a World Anti-Doping Agency-certified testing lab in Montreal, it was told that all seals were still intact. What was supposed to be a simple test, turned into the gray area in between (Verducci pg.…