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Essay / Restricted topic: Doping in track and field athletes
Restricted topic: Doping in track and field athletesRestricted topic: Impact of doping in track and field athletesResearch question: What are the physical and mental effects of doping in track and field ?Many track and field athletes around the world are known to use enhancement drugs over the years without testing positive. However, in recent times, more and more athletes are testing positive for the use of enhancement drugs due to improvements in medical technology. In the book The Dirtiest Race in History: Ben Johnson, Carl Lewis, and the 1988 Olympic 100 Final, Richard Moore said that the top five athletes in the 100 meter final used enhancing drugs, but only one athlete was stripped of his medal. . This brings us to the question: do enhancing drugs help an athlete? Enhanced drugs have negative physical, emotional and social effects, hence the percentage of doping victims continues to increase.I. The effect of performance-enhancing drugs on track and field athletes poses physical problems for the athletes.A. Enhancement Drug...