Competing Against Doping Sport is thought of as an activity that is governed by a set of rules and is engaged in competitively‚ while doping is the idea of using banned natural or synthetic substance for the purpose of enhancing performance in sport. In this paper I will argue against the fallacies presented on the topic of allowing doping in sports. I will argue that the notion of doping in sports is not based on sound moral reasoning and given the choice‚ not all athletes will
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Armstrong’s case was a milestone in the history of sports: it marked the time when society’s worst fears came true . For years‚ coaches and athletes alike have been finding ways to twist the latest scientific developments for their benefit. Performance-enhancing drugs‚ particularly those that can slip past drug detection tests‚ have become prevalent in the world of sports. While some argue that sports cannot move forward without performance-enhancing drugs‚ the majority views doping as unethical. Without
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Lance Armstrong: Drugs and Sport Type: Essay Learning Objectives Assessed: 1‚ 2‚ 3 Due Date: 2 May 13 - 2 May 13 12:00 Weight: 40% Task Description: TOPIC: ’Cheat ’‚ ’Champion ’‚ or ’Man of his Time ’: Analyse the debate about performance enhancing drugs in sport to explain Lance Armstrong ’s career. TASK: A 2000 word fully referenced‚ typed on every second line‚ paper (either Harvard Style or APA Format or Australian Government Printing Style (see Style Manual for
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research process investigating the substances’ properties. In essence‚ he argues that by eliminating the use of unknown substances from the unchecked sources it would be easier to regulate sports as there would be no covert doping activities. He further adds that “permitting the use of doping would rescue sports from this clandestine state‚ creating an environment that would be not only safer‚ but more congruent” (Cashmore). To some degree‚ this argument is correct. Even so‚ it is important to realize
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Justification Paper Jim Lammers There is no disputing the fact that performance enhancing drugs have the potential to raise the level of competition in athletics. The goals in sport can be boiled down to higher‚ farther‚ and faster; therefore in order to improve competition it is necessary to make athletes bigger‚ faster and stronger. Professional athletes (not collegiate or interscholastic) should be allowed to make choices in their training regimen which will make them better prepared to do the
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Sports have changed dramatically in the past thirty-five years with players doing steroids‚ student athletes going to play pros after one year of college‚ and athletes that get involve with greed. "Believing that anabolic steroids can improve competitiveness and performance‚ uninformed or misguided athletes‚ sometimes encouraged by coaches or parents‚ abuse these drugs to build lean muscle mass‚ promote aggressiveness‚ and increase body weight." (“Anabolic Steroids…) Athletes in sports have had a
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The Real ?dope? about Performing Enhancing Drugs Qualifying to represent your country in the Olympics is arguable the greatest achievement one can obtain as an Athlete. They dedicated hours upon hours of blood sweat and tears to get to this point in their careers‚ through all the trial and error and stress that can put on one?s body it is no wonder how some athletes would like to take a short cut and cheat their way to gold. Performance-enhancing drugs (PED) were actually present in 100 AD and
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Blood Doping Introduction: The sporting culture has become highly competitive‚ causing athletes to turn to drugs or supplements to gain that edge over other athletes. Some athletes have even looked past drugs and supplements to pass the competition testing policies‚ turning to blood doping. Blood doping is the act of extracting blood from an athlete‚ then prior to competition re-injecting the blood back into the athlete’s body. This is a very dangerous procedure that is usually performed by a doctor
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it (Bunning). Yet‚ Barry Bonds and many other athletes are still inducted into their sports’ Hall of Fame even though they used steroids. Athletes who used steroids should not be inducted into the Hall of Fame because it is illegal to use steroids and those who use steroids are cheaters. First of all‚ steroids are illegal in many professional sports organizations‚ such as the NFL‚ NBA‚ and MLB. These sports organizations
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that it is a very bad drug than can mess up a lot inside you. The Marquette University says " steriods should not be usedeven for medical reasons because they have a negative effect on the human body"‚ if its not good for health reasons than why should it still be used as enhancers for professional athletes.
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