After the recent announcement that Russian Athletics has been banned from competing at the 2016 Olympics due to accusations of state sponsored doping there has been much debate online about how prevalent the practice is in various sports. The main topic of conversation seems to be whether Russia are in-fact the only nation to have a state sponsored doping regime, with many arguing that Russia have been singled out for political reasons. Obviously, I am not involved in professional sport, nor am I part of any anti-doping agency. I am, however, pretty in-tune with sports news and media – so here’s my ignorant opinion on how prevalent doping and performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) are in different sports. Continue reading “How common are Performance Enhancing Drugs and Doping in Sport?”
How common are Performance Enhancing Drugs and Doping in Sport?
Russian Athletics has taken heat for their doping policy – however, they are not the only country or sport with a problem.
my ignorant opinion 