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and women vary. For example, Caster Semenya won gold in the 2009 women’s world championship in the 800m swim. The International Association of Athletic Federation (IAAF) tested her for enhancing drugs and for being a man. The results of the drug test were negative. The results of the gender test are kept confidential for privacy. The results are unimportant. The article focuses on what Semenya’s case means for anti-doping, for women’s sports, and for competitive sports in…

and urine chemistry that will make it easier to spot drug uses (Berkowitz). The uses in doping is higher in the summer Olympic sports. Athletes get tested at random times. Most of the time it only winners how are tested. WADA said some athlete say they take cold medicine without knowing what’s in it. WADA rules are every athlete is responsible for what end your body no matter how it got there. Most of the doping violations are from track and field, weightlifting and cycling (Berkowitz). I…

following keywords: ‘cannabis’, ‘marijuana’, ‘anti-doping/antidoping’ and ‘drug testing’ (Heustis, Mazzoni, & Rabin 950). The purpose of the review is to “provide the scientific data to support the status of cannabis vis-à-vis the Prohibited List, and to further explore cannabinoid pharmacokinetics and pharmacology after acute and chronic exposure in the context of the fight against doping in sport” (Heustis, Mazzoni, & Rabin 950). The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has included cannabis on…

Steroids are alive and well in sports today. Not until the 1960’s was the use of performance-enhancing drugs by professional athletes acknowledged as a problem (CITE). Today, steroids are widely known throughout all levels of sports, and are prohibited in all of them. Even though there are rules in professional sports as well as collegiate, athletes still find a way to consume them, even though they are aware of the consequences. Athletes not only have to be aware of the repercussions of…

There will be a decline in health problems associated with medical supervision due to the awareness of what is dangerous and what is not. On the other end of the argument I draw from two different articles. The first article is called Why Athletic Doping Should Be Banned by Eric Chwang. His (2012) central view revolved around protecting athletes from harm. Chwang used the term ‘game-theoretic’ to compile his argument, the term combined different arguments he brought up within his paper which…

You could become a countries hero one day to a countries zero the next. Performing enhancing drugs have been a large talking point in sport ever since Lance Armstrong the famous cyclist was found out to be doping during the Tour de France in 2002. You can take the performing enhancing drugs in many ways such as taking a pill or injecting yourself with a syringe. Many people see it as a new beginning in sport while others see it as unnatural and unfair. There are many strong arguments to…

steroids are illegal and prohibited, both in competition in collegiate and professional sports. Anabolic steroid use is also prohibited by the International Olympic Committee as well as the National Collegiate Athletic Association World Anti Dopping Agency and the U.S. Doping Agency. Anabolic steroids can be given by injection, taken by mouth, or used externally. In the U.S. they are classified as schedule…

On October 10th, 2012, the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) released a statement saying “the US Postal Service Pro Cycling Team ran the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that the sport has ever seen.” Armstrong was banned from any recognized competition for life and his competitive results from 1998 forward were disqualified. (Tygart) The agency said the evidence showed prolonged use of a range of performance-enhancing drugs…

Athletes that use biotechnology carry genes that put them far ahead of ordinary athletes (Filipp). No athlete should have to work and train harder to perform just as great as those that participate in gene doping. It is not fair that athletes who engage in biotechnology have more strength, stamina, adrenaline than others. Everyone should have to partake in the equivalent amount of practicing and training. The use of biotechnology to one may be considered as…

have always wanted to get a better edge over their competitors and will do anything necessary to do so. They go as far as to injecting themselves with drugs and taking supplements to make them bigger, faster, and stronger. A method otherwise known as doping; a process in which athletes use prohibited drugs or training methods to surpass their competitors. These athletes; steaming from all sports, have been misusing these drugs, not wanting to spend the crucial time and effort others are willing…