Doping during Athletic events

Being a Athlete from the days of school, i was well aware of, what the doping really is? What harmful effects it can cause on the body and the consequences which can arise because of such commitments. Practice for events and schooling was so co-ordinated that i was unable to give much time to this research topic of my interest. Days keep on going passed and one day.......

I saw Marion Jones on TV. She was crying and was making commits that she had used steroids in Olympic events to win the race. The very same race for which she was awarded and honored. That very event made me realize that using steroids not only hurts the body, mind and all others who loves and cares for you but it also creates a ghost in mind that if some-one had tried to stop us or we ourself had not made an attempt to be involved in such activity what could have happened? It all would have required a little extra hard work so as to win the game and nothing else. An Athlete might also feel a loss of time, money, health, pride, self-esteem and even a courage of facing the world.

DOPING is not a recent activity, it is something which existed from before. During the early days horses were given alcohol, later beer and similar things were given by their owners so as to increase their performance in races. Human used these energy adding products in the later stages. One athlete consumed a small glass of beer during his Marathon run, and he found himself energized and see the impact he won the race. Its believed that since then started the use of steroids. And further looking the athletic events are the most affected ones from these doping cases. Each year the Medical Commission of International Olympic committee and evenly WADA (World Anti Doping Agency) decides to terminate doping from all sort of sports but it is hardly capable of doing so through-out the world.

Evenly looking at the recent Olympics three cases of doping were found. All which were from two events viz., Kayak double (k2) 1000 meter event and from hammer throwing. This is not a silly explanation that must be made, its the truth that no athlete from himself or herself tries to involve in such activities, its the side support which they get from either their friends or coaches; all letting them engaged and later they think that they will leave it at the time of events. But when they tries to leave it in later stages they are hardly capable in doing so. It is a self thinking and practicing approach of a player or athlete which makes him/her famous. Its not a night game that you took medicines and things will be all right ever.