The Race For Glory
NOW THAT THE OLYMPICS IS IN THE air, many should realise that sports too is not quite free from being "poisoned." The recent World NoTobacco Day on May 31 addressed the issue of tobacco in sports (see Healthtrack, June 1). In fact, the use of other types of drugs in sports have also bee...
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1996
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| Summary: | NOW THAT THE OLYMPICS IS IN THE air, many should realise that sports too is not quite free from being
"poisoned." The recent World NoTobacco
Day on May 31 addressed the issue of tobacco in sports (see
Healthtrack, June 1). In fact, the use of other types of drugs in sports have also been quite rampant. Like
tobacco too, such drugs undermine the very meaning of sports by damaging the health of the athletes.
In fact, the use of drugs in sport has attracted as much as attention as sport itself. For example in 1983 PanAmerican
Games in Caracas, 15 athletes in various events tested positive and were disqualified, while many
other s left rather than being subjected to being tested for drugs. This is of cource not the first time that drugs
were used in sports, and there were even instances where death were reported.
Athletes have sought ways to improve their performance since the days of ancient Egypt and Rome. It has
certainly got worse as the nature of sports becomes much more competitive and the race for glory becomes
grossly exaggerated. |
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