steroids in sports
Drugs in Sport Stuart Fox 4T I am certainly a great sporting enthusiast. I love nothing more than to watch a great sporting encounter, no matter which sport. Unfortunately, it is becoming increasingly common for sportsmen and women to use substances to aid their performance. That is not to say all competitors use illegal substances, however when competitors start to use illegal substances, they ridicule the whole ethos of sport and competition. I cannot see the point of people competing when they are using a substance which is bound to give themselves an unfair advantage over other competitors, who are trying their level best to win fairly. I can't see how it cannot be worse to run a race fairly than cheat and artificially enhance a performance by taking drugs. In 1992 John Mcewick, was one of the most promising shot putter's in Britain, he took the silver medal in the all Britain games and at just 22 years of age, hopes were high for his future. However just 6 years later, he found himself totally isolated from the sport and unable to continue. Why you may say? Was it a great injury sustained? Was it a financial problem he faced? Did he lose interest in the sport? None of thes
Because of this countries are having to set up expensive drug testing facilities, just to keep an air of integrity. In a recent BBC documentary an anonymous rugby player reported that 90 percent of all premiership rugby union players use some diet supplement to enhance their performance. The women involved were given huge performance boosts, and Russia was looked upon as one of the strongholds in sporting excellence. It seems the case of John Mcewick is not alone as far as a coach encouraging their prodigy to take drug's. If the athlete who took drugs wins the race, it doesn't mean a thing, it's just not a true representation of the two people's athletic ability, it goes against every ethic of sport ever laid down 2500 years ago. However in the space of a couple of years, this man went from being a talented prospect, to being a man, not capable of keeping up with other athletes, who he surpassed only years before. When he refused to risk damaging his body with the possible effects of such illegal substances, John Mcewick found himself in a terrible position. It is important that athletes realise, no matter how important the sport is, the their health has to be of paramount importance. Why should John Mcewick be forced out of the sport he love, merely because he refused to put his body in danger, because he refused to give into the pressure of others, perhaps John Mcewick has lost out in terns of medals and money but he has definitely made up for this, showing tremendous character. If 90 percent of all rugby players take drugs, one can only speculate of the high proportion of players who take drugs in other higher profile sports such as football. He also found that his trainer and main sponsor would no longer support him, because of his refusal to take such performance enhancing drugs. However, eventually the women suffered terrible side effects ranging from deepening of the women's voice and the growth of hair in unusual places for a women, to the women never being able to have children. This seems terribly harsh treatment for a man who in 1992 was heralded as one of Britain's medal hopes for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. I am a firm believer that athletes should be warned of the dangers of drug taking and should be protected from themselves.
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