PEDs be legal?

Performing enhancing drugs (PEDs) are substances used by athletes to improve their performances. In todays world sport has become very competitive causing athletes to use substances which will enhance their performance, Ill be talking about the positives and negatives of using PEDs and if it should be legal or stay illegal.

There are many reasons for using PEDs from the athletes perspective and spectators. The use of PEDs could lead to athletes enhancing their performance, this will also improve the standard of how the sport is being played. If the use of PEDs could be regulated and everyone could only take a certain amount it will make some sports more interesting to watch and will be beneficial for the spectators who can experience a better standard of sport. In some sports it has been discovered that a lot of the athletes use PEDs. For the athletes who don’t use them, could say that if the majority of people are doing it then why cant I? This was a case in road cycling when Lance Armstrong was found using PEDs and his reply was that most people in my sport are using them. If you would legalize them then this problem wouldn’t occur. In the current world athletes are always under pressure by the media, fans and coaches. Some athletes don’t know what to do and turn to using illegal PEDs. Using PEDs may not get rid off all the pressure but may help the athletes overcome a certain barrier in their sport as why they cant perform the their best level. Testing athletes can be very expensive and also time consuming, this includes testing while a sporting event is happening e.g. Olympics and also outside competition which can be very tricky. Testing the athletes can be very expensive and may also not be very effective as the chemist who produce these drugs are always ahead of the drug testers. Last but not least if all athletes are using PEDs this could create a level playing field for all, which will give each player an equal chance to succeed.

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