Drug Abuse In Sports - Threat To Ethics

Article Index

  • 2000-C J HUNTER H/O MARION JONES POSITIVE BEFORE SYDNEY OLYMPICS AND LATER PART OF OR FAMOUS BALCO SCANDAL
  • SYDNEY OLYMPICS 2000,- COLLECTS 2000 BLOOD SAMPLES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY FOR EPO-NO POSITIVE CASE
  • 2003-DAVID MILLER WORLD TIME TRIAL CHAMPION ADMITTED OF USING EPO AND TITLE STRIPPED
  • 2004-MARION JONES DARLING OF FIVE MEDALS IN SYDNEY INVOVED IN BALCO SCANDAL
  • 2004-2 GREEK ATHLETES INCLUDING KONSTATINOS KENTERIS (200 M GOLD SYDNEY) MISSED DOPE TESTS –BANNED FOR 2 YEARS

2004

  • 2004-TIM MONTGOMERY (USA) WORLD FASTEST WITH 9.78 BANNED FOR POSITIVE AND RETIRED
  • OUT OF COMPETITION AND IN COMPETITION STARTED
  • ATHENS- WADA TAKES OVER THE FIRST OLYMPICS AFTER FAMOUS 2003 COPENHAGEN DECLARATION
  • INDIAN WT LIFTERS ALSO GUILTY AND FEDRATION BANNED & FINED

POISTIVE DOPE TESTS IN ATHENS 2004

  • Ukraine Women Rowers Team scrapped off (Bronze)
  • Hungarian Discuss Thrower striped off Gold Medal
  • Russian Women Shot Putter stripped off Gold Medal
  • Kenyan Boxer Disqualified
  • Weightlifters (Hungary, Morocco, Moldova, Turkey, Myanmar and India)
  • Greek Sprinters (Abscond)


GATLIN & FLOYD STEALS THE SHOW IN 2006

  • WORLD FASTEST MAN ON EARTH JUSTIN GATLIN WITH GOLD IN ATHENS(100M),BRONZE(200M) & SILVER (4X100M RELAY) , SETS 9.76 AT DOHA BEATING ASAFFA POWELL & DECLARED POSITIVE FOR TESTOSTERONE FACING LIFE BAN
  • 2006-FLOYD LANDIS AMERICAN STAR OF TOUR DE FRANCE WINNER POSITIVE FOR TESTOSTERONE

WORLD FASTEST MAN STUMBLES

  • WORLD CHAMP CAUGHT AFTER RELAY IN KANSAS ON APRIL22 FOR TESTOSTERONE
  • 2004 ATHENS FASTEST MAN ON EARTH
  • SECOND OFFENCE-LIFE BAN FIRST OFFENCE AMPHETAMINE

 

UPDATE 7th DECEMBER 2007

  • CAS OCCUPIED WITH LEGAL CASES
  • Marion Jones to return medals after admitting involvement in BALCO’S scandal.
  • World’s one of the highest paid Brazilian Footballer Romario found guilty of using FINASTERIDE claiming for using for hair loss on 7th December.
  • Fight starts between Detectors and Drug Designers-shall intensify further

TRENDS IN 2010

  • WADA LIST CHANGES EVERY YEAR
  • SYDNEY OLYMPICS TESTED 2000 BLOOD TESTS FOR EPO FOR FIRST TIME
  • BLOOD SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS—CONTD in 2004 ATHENS
  • TISSUE ANALYSIS FOR GENE DOPING
  • LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES
  • National problem- Alternative system of medicines being used by our Sports persons

 

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