doping in sports
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APA reference: Erill, S. (2000). The doping of fairness. Lancet, 9235, 1122-1125.
In this article the author, Erill, raises some interesting questions regarding doping in sports. He begins his arguments discussing the Sydney Games, explaining the thrill of watching "the nobility of the athlete, the glory of the sport, and the need to ensure fairness." He argues that glory and nobility need no arguing, but that fairness, he exclaims, is ensured by doping control. He states that "doping is forbidden," according to Rule 29 of the Olympic Charter, but that "everybody knows" athletes will resort to whatever measures necessary to have an edge over their opponents.
In his next argument he suggests that coaches and athletes can be tricky in their attempts to use such doping strategies, and therefore, "we are told that it is appropriate to spend a fortune on doping control." He says that highly skilled technicians will use the most sophisticated machinery to detect the most minute amounts of drugs, at a cost that might "shock even the most unruffled of readers...