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Should drugs be allowed in sport?

by Tomas Lodén
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It’s no secret that dozens of professional athletes have been caught in the mix-up of performance drugs as of late, not the least of which has been Lance Armstrong. In the London olympics when athletes are asked how many other athletes are using, they guess about 10%.

Lance was able to win more than a half a dozen Tour de France jaunts, and even then, it wasn’t until he was essentially retired that his crown was called into question.. How many drug tests were these athletes able to pass before getting caught after years of using performance-enhancing drugs?

Two-time boxing heavyweight challenger Thompson, believes doping in sport should be legalised because "only the good guys are following the rules and it leaves the good guys without the guns."

What you guys think, should drugs be allowed in sport?
  • Profile picture of the author jpboxersox
    The answer is NO! Athletes are using HGH to prolong their careers. The fact that it speeds up recovery and stimulates protein synthesis, but especially to those nearing the end of their professional careers its more beneficial.

    By the way are you talking about Tony "the tiger"? I met him before he lost to Klitschko.
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    • Profile picture of the author Tomas Lodén
      Originally Posted by jpboxersox View Post

      The answer is NO! Athletes are using HGH to prolong their careers. The fact that it speeds up recovery and stimulates protein synthesis, but especially to those nearing the end of their professional careers its more beneficial.

      By the way are you talking about Tony "the tiger"? I met him before he lost to Klitschko.
      Yep, Tony the tiger.

      Wait, what.. in the ring?
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      • Profile picture of the author Kay King
        No - if drugs were allowed it would destroy the sports. It is a form of cheating that cannot be tolerated.

        We need better testing - more testing - and harsh punishment. We need to make it so expensive to cheat with drugs that athletes are afraid to do it. I think Armstrong will set an example for exactly that.
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      • Profile picture of the author jpboxersox
        LOL...No I met him when I was visiting my cousin in Maryland...cool guy!


        Originally Posted by Tomas Lodén View Post

        Yep, Tony the tiger.

        Wait, what.. in the ring?
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  • Profile picture of the author seasoned
    It basically messes up all things. f they re allowed to do THAT, I should be able to run the marathon on a harley!

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  • Profile picture of the author Kurt
    Where do you draw the line?

    Gatorade is "performance enhancing". So are glasses and vitamins, as well as nutritional supplements. I've read many times about an athlete having surgery and the doctor claiming "it will be better than before". Aren't virtually all surgeries to repair a body "performance enhancing"? Many claim Oscar Pistorious' artificial limbs improved his performance.

    Doctors often prescribe steroids to patients to help them recover from surgery and injury. Why shouldn't athletes be able to get the best possible treatment too?
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    • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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      Originally Posted by Kurt View Post

      Why shouldn't athletes be able to get the best possible treatment too?
      I think the key word there is "treatment", isn't it? That's about as hard to define as "drug" is. But in common parlance, I think the word "treatment" has a pretty firm connotation of "medical recommendation following a diagnosis"?

      I guess it's up to the governing bodies of each sport to lay down their own definitions? That's more or less the current state of affairs, though, isn't it?

      I have no idea what anyone's regulations might be regarding, for example, a long-jumper who's had a course of steroid injections some months or weeks ago to treat a "frozen shoulder" injury (not that they're quite the same thing as "anabolic steroids", anyway)?

      Originally Posted by Kurt View Post

      Many claim Oscar Pistorious' artificial limbs improved his performance.
      Did they improve his aim, though?
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  • Profile picture of the author hardraysnight
    does this statement include or exclude marijuana which is considered an unsanctioned frig in many sports
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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    Hmmm... Interesting. And here all this time I thought recreational pharmacology WAS a sport.
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  • Profile picture of the author hardraysnight
    at the age of 12 years, i was an aspiring cyclist

    an older more experienced cyclist aged about 15 advised me to mix coffee and coca cola in my drink bottle, to make me go faster. turns out i never liked the taste so switched to straight coca cola. interstingly zero coke is still my training drink of choice

    you will never get rid of drugs in sport, it is a mater of trying to controlling them
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  • Profile picture of the author MediaEncounterOmar
    Absolutely not. Ruins the integrity and disrespects the all time greats. Why should the current generation take a shortcut while we had all time greats work there ass off .
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  • Profile picture of the author Tomas Lodén
    Here we go again!

    IAAF bans three Kenyan athletes for doping...

    source: IAAF bans three Kenyan athletes for doping | TopNews

    Edit, more: Tokyo Marathon winner stripped of title for doping...

    Never ending story.
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    • Profile picture of the author Kay King
      If you are taking a prescription drug - you have a prescription. You also have a doctor who might have to provide proof the prescription is necessary.

      It doesn't seem that hard to me to distinguish between legal and illegal drugs. True,some don't get caught but the high profile cases and the consequences that result could make other athletes think twice.

      We don't catch all the people crossing our borders illegally - but that doesn't mean we open the borders because we can't fully control it. We don't allow crime to go unpunished because not all people who commit crimes are caught.

      Sports will be cleaner when athletes decide doping isn't worth it because the risk to their careers is too high. I expect many who use performance enhancing drugs do so only because without them natural ability is not good enough to compete with dopers.

      Allowing athletes to freely use drugs could lead to performance enhanced beyond the ability of the body - injuries, perhaps deaths or long term disabilities.

      Maybe we're hearing more about it because enforcement and testing are becoming more aggressive - that's a good thing.
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