drugs 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
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. It is important that athletes realise, no matter how important the sport is, the their health has to be of paramount importance. All in all drugs in sport, look to be becoming more and more popular. It has been reported that in the 1980's Russian female swimmers were being injected with the male hormone testosterone. Athletes need to be warned, not encouraged to take drugs. Surely, this type of situation is wrong. More recently the Chinese female swimming team were found guilty of using performance-enhancing drugs after a national swimming meeting in Australia. Back then sport went hand in hand with honesty and integrity. Other countries will soon begin to look doubtfully on all of the athletes in that country. He also found that his trainer and main sponsor would no longer support him, because of his refusal to take such performance enhancing drugs. Unfortunately the women involved never knew of the consequences. 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 seems the case of John Mcewick is not alone as far as a coach encouraging their prodigy to take drug's.
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