DRUG ABUSE IN SPORTS - THREAT TO ETHICS

-FIRST RECORDED ATTEMPT TO ENHANCE PERFORMANCE
-ANCIENT GREEK OLYMPIANS ATE SHEEP’S TESTICLES TO INCREASE TESTOSTERONE

ANCIENT CIVILISATIONS

-MUSHROOMS
-HERBS,LIQUOR,HORSE SERUM,BLOOD
-19TH CENTURY-ALCOHOL.CAFFEINE,NITROGLYCERINE, OPIUM,STRYCHNINE
-WORLD WAR 2 –AMPHETAMINES TESTOSTERONE

1904 OLYMPICS

THOMAS HICKS (USA)WON THE MARATHON RUN AND COLLAPSED IN ST LOUIS. HE USED BRANDY WITH STRYCHNINE.

1936 OLYMPICS

• NAZI GERMAN ATHLETES USED FIRST RUDIMENTARY TESTOSTERONE PREPRATIONS

1954 WORLD WT WEIGHTLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIP

• USSR ADMINSTERED TESTOSTERONE INJECTIONS AND WON ALL THE GOLD MEDALS CREATING WORLD RECORDS

1960 OLYMPICS

• OLYMPIC MOVEMENT IN QUANDRY
• DRUG OFFENCE LAW PASSED
• FIRST CONFERENCE ON DOPING HELD
• DR JOHN ZIEGLER OF USA WT LIFTING TEAM ADMINISTERED DIANABOL TABLETS AND DOMINATED 1962 WORLD WT LIFTING CHAMPIONSHIP

1965

• DUTCH SWIMMERS FOUND USING STIMULANTS

1968

• FIRST DRUG TESTING STARTED
• FIRST SYMPOSIUM ON DRUG LAW

1970-1980

• BLOOD DOPING STARTED
• SYSTEMATIC DOPING STARTED BY EAST BLOCK SOCIALIST COUNTRIES
• REUNIFICATION OF GERMANY BURSTS THE BUBBLE
• WEST BYCOTTS 1980 MOSCOW OLYMPICS
• EAST BOYCOTTS 1984 LOS ANGLES OLYMPICS

1988 SEOUL

• WORLD’S FASTEST MAN ISTRIPPED OF GOLD MEDAL FOR USING STANOZOLOL
• HIGH LEVEL INVESTIGATINS REVEAL USAGE OF DIANOBOL,CYPIONATE,FURAZABOL & HCG
• CARL LEWIS ANOTHER FASTEST MAN ON EARTH ALSO ACCUSED OF HAVING USED PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES

1992-2004

• Scandals at every Olympics,World Championships and even Continental games
• Unfortunately India also joins in the doping race

HIGH PROFILE OFFENDERS

• 1992-KATRIN KRABBE SPRINTER POSITIVE WITH CLENBUTERAL AND MANIPULATION BEFORE BARCELONA 1992 OLYMPICS
• FAMOUS FASTINA EXPELLED FROM TOUR-DE-FRANCE AFTER MASSEUR CAUGHT WITH POSSESSING PROHIBITED SUBSTANCE,MARCO PLATINI WON BUT FAILED TEST
• 1998-RANDY BARNES WORLD CHAMPION SHOT PUT FINDS HIMSELF IN THE NET WITH METHYLTESTOSTERONE

BIG FISH CONTD…..