Doping Track and field

marion jones, after admitting doping, lost olympic medals, banned sport, , spent 6 months in jail.

track , field athletes banned ingesting or using substances governing bodies sport, national international level. iaaf s constitution incorporates world anti-doping code among other anti-doping measures. practices such blood doping , use of anabolic steroids, peptide hormones, stimulants, or diuretics can give athletes physical competitive advantage in track , field. use of such substances in track , field opposed on both ethical , medical grounds. given sport functions measuring , comparing athletes performances, performance-enhancing substances create uneven playing field — athletes not use doping substances have disadvantage on rivals do. medically, use of banned substances may have adverse effect upon athletes health. however, exemptions made athletes take banned substances therapeutic use, , athletes not sanctioned usage in these cases, such kim collins failed drug test due asthma medication.

athletes have historically been willing take legal , health risks improve performance, stating willingness risk lives, exemplified research mirkin, goldman , connor in researching attitudes so-called goldman dilemma. prevent use of performance-enhancing substances, athletes must submit drug tests conducted both in , out of competition anti-doping officials or accredited medical staff. penalized athletes susceptible higher testing upon return competition. athletes found have taken substances on world anti-doping agency s banned list receive sanctions , may banned competition period of time corresponds seriousness of infraction. however, use of substances not on prohibited list may result in sanctions if substance deemed similar banned substance in either composition or effect. athletes may sanctioned missing tests, seeking avoid testing or tampering results, refusing submit testing, through circumstantial evidence, or confession of use.

doping has played significant part in modern history of track , field. state-sponsored doping in east germany hormones , anabolic steroids marked rise of women german democratic republic in track , field late 1960s 1980s. number of these women, such marita koch, broke world records , highly successful @ international competitions. athletes, following doping plan teenage years, suffered significant health problems result of regime. ben johnson ran new world record in 100 metres @ 1988 seoul olympics later banned using anabolic steroids. in mid-first decade of 21st century, balco scandal resulted in downfall of prominent sprinters such marion jones , tim montgomery, among others, through usage of banned substances. doping problems have been associated sprinters such tyson gay, michael rogers, , justin gatlin, united states. doping has affected entire nations, such russia, has been banned competing @ both indoor world championships , olympics in 2016. ban imposed in 2016 after major allegations of doping , covering discovered in 2015.