The reason why I have chosen the subject “Sport and doping” is that I
Think it’s a very interesting subject. But also because it’s very relevant here in the Olympic Games in a couple of years, I saw the election were they had, to vote for the country, were they wanted the Olympic Games to be next time. And I thought that, it would be nice, to have about Doping.
What is doping:
Doping is “the use by athletes of banned substances or methods that may
enhance performance. It should be emphasised that there is a difference between
the deliberate performance enhancement of a healthy body which is considered
doping, and that of treating an athlete with an illness or injury to bring them back to
“normal” which is not”.
The doping story:
Approx. 1850-70: The first examples that an athlete experiments with drugs.
Approx. 1941-45: Anabolic steroids and some other drugs are invented in laboratories
under the war.
1955: One of the first doping tests is used on athletes. 5 tests on racing cyclists out
of 25 were positive.
1962: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) made a resolution about doping.
1965: Professor Arnold Beckett invents a method to find drugs. This method could
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