Is sport winning the war on drugs? - Eternal Allegiance

ForeverInLoveWithJus · 10-31-2002, 01:48 AM

A professional footballer tests positive for banned substance nandrolone - the first case of its kind in English football.

Is enough being done to eradicate drugs in sport?

The positive test, which happened in the last three months, was revealed in UK Sport's quarterly anti-doping report.

However, the Football Association has confirmed it is currently investigating the case but will not reveal the name of the player, his nationality or which division he plays in.

In football, Jaap Stam, Frank de Boer, Edgar Davids, Fernando Couto and Josep Guardiola have all received bans after testing positive for nandrolone.

But UK Sport's report also revealed the Jockey Club has not punished four jockeys who tested positive during the period April-September 2002.

Is Sport doing enough to detect and deter drug use?

André_ea · 10-31-2002, 05:29 AM

I think they dont do enough to detect people who take drugs...it took em a long time to see that the cross country skier from norway took some all the time...took em such long that he had won two gold medals in the meantime...they just forced him to give back the third one as far as i remember...that was even olympia...i think they could def do more about it

ForeverInLoveWithJus · 10-31-2002, 05:33 AM

Its so strange to think that some english professional player has tested positive, they are cheating themselves and their ability.

André_ea · 10-31-2002, 05:40 AM

i know, when being a professional u wanna show what u can and i dont think u have to brag how good u are when all that is just possible cuz of drugs....it ruins the sport itself and i could never imagine doing that myself

in my opinion, it's just sad that some people dont know another way out

ForeverInLoveWithJus · 10-31-2002, 05:50 AM

Yeah i know, wonder who it is

André_ea · 10-31-2002, 05:57 AM

Most of the times those u never expect to do something like that are the ones who take drugs in the end...its pretty sad that they need that to perform well

ForeverInLoveWithJus · 10-31-2002, 06:01 AM

if they cant play good as themselves, they should accept it

André_ea · 10-31-2002, 06:04 AM

yeah, thats true

but its not only about cheating...they also ruin their own bodies with those pills

ForeverInLoveWithJus · 10-31-2002, 06:07 AM

yeah exactly, i hate drugs and people who take them

André_ea · 10-31-2002, 06:09 AM

that means u dont like quite a lot of professional athletes then...i think there are more who take drugs and stuff than we prob imagine