Why Is Lance Armstrong Banned
Should Lance Armstrong be prohibited from participating in International Sports?
Nike Tolentino
Lance Armstrong was not only a renowned cyclist but he was considered one of the all time greats in sport. That was until he was found to have used performance enhancing drugs during his career as a professional cyclist. Lance received a life ban and this has caused controversy because some believe that the penalty is too harsh? I am in the opinion that the penalty Lance received is justified and that he should be banned from participating in organised international sports for life.
Lance Armstrong won many cycling titles but he is most famous for his 7 consecutive Tour de France wins from 1999 to 2005. In 1996 Lance was diagnosed with cancer and underwent radical treatment which saw …show more content…
The sporting body has banned the use of these drugs not only to be fair to other athletes but also to protect athletes from the harmful effects that performance enhancing drugs have. With the improvements in the detection of banned substances the sporting world is able to fight against its use. Throughout his career, Lance has fought allegations of use of performance enhancing drugs and continually denied that he doped. In 2011-2012 the United States Anti-Doping Agency accused Lance of trafficking drugs and doping. This was based on Lance’s blood samples taken in 2009 and 2010 and also from testimonials from witnesses, including his former teammates, who claimed he doped most of his career, including during the 7 Tour de France titles. After choosing not to fight the allegations Armstrong was given a Life ban. Lance finally did an interview with Oprah Winfrey and publically admitted to doping. Lance not only spent years lying to himself but he was lying to the sport, lying to the world and lying to his
Nike Tolentino
Lance Armstrong was not only a renowned cyclist but he was considered one of the all time greats in sport. That was until he was found to have used performance enhancing drugs during his career as a professional cyclist. Lance received a life ban and this has caused controversy because some believe that the penalty is too harsh? I am in the opinion that the penalty Lance received is justified and that he should be banned from participating in organised international sports for life.
Lance Armstrong won many cycling titles but he is most famous for his 7 consecutive Tour de France wins from 1999 to 2005. In 1996 Lance was diagnosed with cancer and underwent radical treatment which saw …show more content…
The sporting body has banned the use of these drugs not only to be fair to other athletes but also to protect athletes from the harmful effects that performance enhancing drugs have. With the improvements in the detection of banned substances the sporting world is able to fight against its use. Throughout his career, Lance has fought allegations of use of performance enhancing drugs and continually denied that he doped. In 2011-2012 the United States Anti-Doping Agency accused Lance of trafficking drugs and doping. This was based on Lance’s blood samples taken in 2009 and 2010 and also from testimonials from witnesses, including his former teammates, who claimed he doped most of his career, including during the 7 Tour de France titles. After choosing not to fight the allegations Armstrong was given a Life ban. Lance finally did an interview with Oprah Winfrey and publically admitted to doping. Lance not only spent years lying to himself but he was lying to the sport, lying to the world and lying to his