Athletic competition has been part of society since the.
Gladiators, wrestlers, and sprinters are some the.
early types of athletes that competed. Mankind seems to have been born with a.
desire to compete; every man feels the need to have dominance over another.
man. These facts are even apparent in today's society. Now there are all kinds.
of sports to choose from, and many of these sports are played at a.
professional level. These sporting events give individuals that chance to be.
the better of another person, just as the earlier ones did. That inbred desire.
to dominate will lead men to do almost anything for victory. This is good in.
many cases because it shows courage and perseverance; on the other hand, many.
have taken it to the extreme of using outside agents to better their chances.
for dominance. By this I mean, a large number of athletes use performance.
enhancing drugs. "Athletes have taken natural or synthetic performance aids.
since the earliest days of organized sports competition"(Clark, Cooper, and.
Griffen, 525). The usage of performance enhancing drugs like steroids has.
become too widespread and it needs to be stopped. The illegal production and.
distribution of steroids should be halted.
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The athletic community as a whole looks down upon the usage of such drugs. Many rules and.
regulations have been created to cut down on the number of athletes that use.
drugs to heighten their performances. The Olympics exemplify this strategy.
very well. If an Olympic competitor admits or is tested positive for steroid.
use the can be stripped of any medals won, or they can be disqualified from.
all competition. A well remembered instance in which this occurred was when.
the sprinter Ben Johnson won the gold medal in the 100-meter dash, but not to.
long after he was denounced from his position as the worlds fastest man.
Professional and college football in the United States also takes this.
approach to athletes caught using steroids.
