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    Doping in sports. At present, the problem of the use of doping by athletes is acute for professional sports. The solution of this task immediately entails chain of related questions: how to improve the system of doping control, what drugs to prohibit to use, what measures to show to athletes who violated the rules.But what do we know about doping, in addition, what do the media and the people profit from it? Looking at the situation of modern sports on the other hand, it can be argued that much

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    Doping in Sports Steroids are a bigger problem now then they’ve ever have been. They’ve always been a problem but they’ve been incognito to the public eye. The New York Times bring up a troubling issue that’s been going on for years and that is the misuse of steroids in professional level sports. The New York Times recently featured an article entitled “Steroids in Sports” Oct 11, 2012. In this article the times aims to convince their readers that steroid use is bad if not worse then ever before

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    this immense responsibility that sport as an institution carries, it is entirely necessary for the institution of sport to ensure that it delivers on this duty to society, and thus doping cannot be justified or acceptable under any circumstances. 4. Certain sports are more popular than others and therefore winning titles in such sports may result in widespread fame and fortune. Conversely, owing to some sports being less popular, reputations may not

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    Why Should Doping Be Allowed In Sports In competitive sports, doping refers to the use of banned athletic performance-enhancing drugs by athletic competitors, where the term doping is widely used by organizations that regulate sporting competitions. “Steroids, doping and other illicit performance enhancing drugs and treatments have become the biggest scourge of professional sports leagues, and that's why it may be time they were made legal” (Smith, Forbes). The agencies regulating and controlling

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    elite competitions? Doping in sport has been prominent since the Olympics were first introduced in Ancient Greece, with competitors supposedly ingesting Strychnine as a performance enhancer (Fitch, 2012). This has continued into today with new research commencing weekly investigating performers using performance enhancing drugs in a world where the difference between first and second can cost an athlete millions in sponsorship and reward money. The regulation of doping in sport was not introduced

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    Blood doping in sports has been a controversial topic for some time now. Debating on whether it should be legal have been plaguing experts for years. Some see doping as a major advantage to athletes. Others see it as just another source of training. Even with all the controversy you can not help but agree with the majority of experts; blood doping should stay illegal in sports. Blood doping is the injection of oxygenated blood into an athlete before an event in an attempt to enhance athletic performance

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    Doping in sport has been prominent since the Olympics were first introduced in Ancient Greece, with competitors supposedly ingesting Strychnine as a performance enhancer (Fitch, 2012). This has continued into today with new research commencing weekly investigating performers using performance enhancing drugs in a world where the difference between first and second can cost an athlete millions in sponsorship and reward money. The regulation of doping in sport was not introduced until the 1960’s, when

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    The start of sports doping has started with ancient gladiators to the 2017 winter Olympics. There is always the debate over which is correct. “Human nature is to find the quickest and fastest way to a solution, and in sports and competition, that solution is winning.” according to weebly.com page (1). However, a debate is just two different opinions. Some people believe it is beneficial for athletes others say it's dangerous for the health. This can be hard to choose which way to go but it is not

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    The incident of Ben Johnson’s steroid disgrace during the Olympics of 1988 was not the genesis of drug use in sport. The use of performance improving drugs has a history with research indicating cases dating back to the creation of Olympic Games. Doping has shaken most, if not all of the sports competitions today. A lot of winners in various sport categories have been stripped their medals due positive elements of drug and substances in their blood or urine during tests. Sportsmen and women have

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    Doping in Sports As Richard (Dick) Butkus once said, “There is a myth out there that somehow anabolic steroids can turn a cub into a bear. Steroids won’t make you tough and competitive. What they will do is ruin your health. It’s that simple.” The use of prohibited substances in sports has had a major timeline. Using drugs in sports goes back to ancient times. Prohibited substances are used in almost every single sport. Doping in sports is definitely a form of cheating. The athletes who use drugs

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